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| Decade: Covid-19 Years
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| Team Decade Pages (Average Win Shares /
Points per year in decade): |
Top Team Builders In Decade: |
| AMERICAN LEAGUE: |
NATIONAL LEAGUE: |
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| Tampa Bay Rays - 419 |
Los Angeles Dodgers - 460 |
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| Houston Astros
-408 |
Atlanta
Braves - 420 |
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| New York
Yankees - 392 |
Milwaukee Brewers - 386 |
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| Toronto Blue
Jays -389 |
San
Francisco Giants - 377 |
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| Seattle
Mariners - 376 |
San
Diego Padres -371 |
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| Cleveland
Indians - 365 |
Philadelphia Phillies - 367 |
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| Minnesota Twins -
354 |
St.
Louis Cardinals - 366 |
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| Chicago White
Sox - 348 |
New
York Mets - 356 |
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| Boston Red Sox -
346 |
Chicago
Cubs - 340 |
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| Baltimore
Orioles -333 |
Cincinnati
Reds - 333 |
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| Anaheim Angels
- 318 |
Florida
Marlins - 324 |
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| Detroit Tigers
- 313 |
Arizona Diamondbacks -301 |
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| Texas Rangers -
305 |
Colorado Rockies - 292 |
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| Oakland A's - 301 |
Washington Nationals - 278 |
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| Kansas City Royals - 284 |
Pittsburgh Pirates - 278 |
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| Decade Highlights |
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| □ Analytics was killing baseball and
rule changes needed to made in the 2023 season to make the game watchable
again. |
| Without going into a
tirade, the big mistake with analytics is it tends to ignore that what it is
not good at quantifying. |
| One of those things
is baserunning. Another, which includes baserunning, is trying to put
pressure on pitchers and the defense by forcing them do difficult things. |
| Baseball had turned
into a boring home run or strike out non action game. |
| Baseball also had
turned into a procession of relief pitchers filing into and out of every
game. |
| The game had become
inordinately long. |
| The shift had always
been with baseball, but it was now choking off offense. |
| It didn't have to,
but analytics driven baseball didn't value bunts, bat control, the ability to
hit to all fields, sacrafices, stolen bases. |
| In other words,
analytics doesn't value anything interesting about playing the game, anything
about trying to put pressure on the defense, anything to make the defense
work. |
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| □ A pitch clock was put in to counter
the interminably long games highlighted by a zillion pitching changes. |
| Rules were put in to limit the number of
pitching changes |
| Rules were put in to
help baserunners by limiting pickoff throws to first and making bigger bases. |
| The shift was banned
- rather than valuing bat control skills, hitting to all fields and bunting. |
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| □ The best baseball organizations were
still dominating the game in the 2020's |
| The Dodgers,
Houston, Tampa Bay and the Braves all continued to do well. |
| The organization
with the most resources playing in the biggest market in the world also was
in the mix altho' clearly a cut below the aforementioned squads, the Yankees. |
| A few small market
teams were overachieving on small budgets like Milwaukee and Cleveland |
| San Diego and the
Mets were spending big, but getting small results. |
| And Anaheim was
wasting the two best players in the game, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, by
surrounding them with nothing. |
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| □ Speaking of
Ohtani, if he stays healthy, he should end up rivaling Babe Ruth for the
greatest two way player in major league history. |
| Aaron Judge of the
Yankees made baseball history in '22 as the greatest single season non-roids
home run hitter of all time with 62 |
| One of baseball's
issues is the lack of stars. The aforementioned Ohtani, Trout and Judge are
three. LA's Mookie Betts oozes talent and has star quality. |
| Ronald Acuna of the
Braves and Bryce Harper of the Phillies are also in the ballpark as guys with
star quality. |
| There are a few
youngsters with potential star quality like San Diego's Fernando Tatis and
Juan Soto and Seattle's Julio Rodriguez |
| Dominant starters
like Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole are
starting to age out. |
| We're losing the
great dominant starter in this generation as they don't let anybody go past
six innings anymore. |
| The irony, of
course, is that the less innings these guys pitch, the more likely they seem
to be getting injured. |
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| □ The decade
started out poorly as 2020 was the year of Covid |
| While in the middle
of a pandemic, owners and labor droned on endlessly bickering about how to go
about conducting the season. |
| They ended up
minimizing the regular season so that all sorts of player guarantees wouldn't
kick in and maximized the playoffs. |
| Only 60 regular
season games, they could have played a lot more, and sixteen teams making the
playoffs, which culminated with the Dodgers beating Tampa in the World
Series. |
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| □ The Braves
beat the Astros in the 2021 World Series. Two well run organizations. |
| The Astros vindicate
themselves a bit as they win without illegally stealing signs. |
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| □ The Astros
beat a surprising Phillies team in the World Series. |
| The Phillies were a
Wild Card, but beat St. Louis, Atlanta and San Diego in the playoff to win
the NL title. |
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| Top Players In Decade Pages (Win Shares /
Points and WAR (in parentheses) for
Decade ): |
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| All Positions - Top 50 |
Top Starting Pitchers |
Top Catchers |
Top 25 Outfielders |
| 1 -
Shohei Ohtani LA (27.33) -88 |
11 - Gerrit Cole Yankees (19.86) - 49 |
7 - JT Realmuto Phillies (17.88) - 51 |
2 - Aaron Judge Yankees (33.31) - 70 |
| 2 -
Aaron Judge Yankees (33.31)
- 70 |
18 - Zach Wheeler Phila (19.53) - 46 |
21 - Salvador Perez KC (13.73) - 46 |
1 - Shohei Ohtani LA (27.33) -58 |
| 3 - Jose Ramirez Cleveland
(28.41) -
64 |
25 - Chris Bassitt Toronto (11.81) - 44 |
24- Will Smith Dodgers (16.93) - 45 |
6 - Mookie Betts LA (27.39) - 55 |
| 4 - Trea Turner Phillies
(21.67) -
63 |
26 - Corbin Burnes Milwaukee (18.37) - 44 |
30 - Wilson Contreras Cubs (15.46) - 43 |
10 - Bryan Reynolds Pittsburgh (16.8) - 50 |
| 5 - Francisco Lindor Mets
(16.89) -
57 |
28 - Dylan Cease Chicago (16.13) - 43 |
William Contreras Milwaukee (12.24) - 37 |
12- Juan Soto Mets (29.69) - 49 |
| 6 - Mookie Betts LA (27.39) - 55 |
29 - Framber Valdez Houston (14.86) - 43 |
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13 - Ronald Acuna Braves (17.75) - 48 |
| 7 - JT Realmuto Phillies
(17.88) -
51 |
34 -
Zac Gallen Arizona (16.98) - 41 |
Top First Basemen |
14 - Cedric Mullins Baltimore (16.38) - 48 |
| 8 - Corey Seager Texas (22.45) - 51 |
35 - Logan Webb SF (17.85) - 41 |
9 - Freddie Freeman Dodgers (26.69) - 50 |
17 - Kyle Tucker Houston (23.28) - 47 |
| 9 - Freddie Freeman Dodgers
(26.69) -
50 |
45 - Max Fried Braves (19.11)
- 39 |
31 - Bryce Harper Phillies (18.98) - 43 |
22 - Julio Rodriguez Seattle (15.52) - 46 |
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Bryan Reynolds Pittsburgh (16.8) - 50 |
48 - Kevin Gausman Toronto (13.92) - 38 |
32 - Matt Olson Atlanta (21.75) - 43 |
40 - Brandon Nimmo Mets (16.35) - 41 |
| 11 - Gerrit Cole Yankees (19.86) - 49 |
49 - Julio Urias Dodgers (11.54) -
38 |
38 - Paul Goldschmidt Cards (20.21) - 41 |
42 - Fernando Tatis SD (19.0) - 41 |
| 12- Juan Soto Mets (29.69) - 49 |
Pablo Lopez Twins (12.96) - 37 |
39 - Vladimir Guerrero Toronto (20.0) - 41 |
46- Luis Robert Chicago (14.53) - 39 |
| 13 - Ronald Acuna Braves (17.75) - 48 |
Aaron Nola Phillies (16.26) - 37 |
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Starling Marte Mets (10.33) - 38 |
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- Cedric Mullins Baltimore (16.38) - 48 |
Jose Berrios Toronto (8.1) - 34 |
Top Second Basemen |
Randy Arozarena TB (14.09) -38 |
| 15 - Xander Bogaerts San Diego
(18.85) -
47 |
Yu Darvish SD (11.33) - 34 |
15 - Xander Bogaerts San
Diego (18.85) - 47 |
Ian Happ Cubs (14.34) - 37 |
| 16 - Dansby Swanson Cubs (18.38) - 47 |
Tarik Skubal Detroit (11.71) - 34 |
41 - Marcus Semien Texas (24.56) - 41 |
Mike Trout Anaheim (14.8) - 36 |
| 17 - Kyle Tucker Houston
(23.28) -
47 |
Tyler Anderson Anaheim (11.18) - 32 |
50 - Jose Altuve Houston (15.18) - 38 |
Adolis Garcia Texas (12.43) -36 |
| 18 - Zach Wheeler Phila (19.53) - 46 |
Clayton Kershaw LA (11.34) - 32 |
Ketal Marte Arizona (17.0) - 35 |
Teoscar Hernandez Toronto (14.03) - 36 |
| 19 - Wily Adames Milwaukee (17.57) -
46 |
Adam Wainwright Cards (4.14) - 32 |
Gleyber Torres Yankees (10.76) - 35 |
Yordan Alvarez Houston (19.37) - 36 |
| 20 - Carlos Correa Minnesota
(19.75) -
46 |
Sandy Alcantara Miami (16.18) - 30 |
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Cody Bellinger Cubs (7.43) - 36 |
| 21 - Salvador Perez KC (13.73) - 46 |
Shohei Ohtani Anaheim (9.79) - 30 |
Top Shortstops |
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- Julio Rodriguez Seattle (15.52) - 46 |
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4 - Trea Turner Phillies (21.67) - 63 |
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| 23 - Manny Machado SD (21.92) - 45 |
Top Relief Pitchers |
5 - Francisco Lindor Mets
(16.89) -
57 |
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| 24- Will Smith Dodgers (16.93) - 45 |
27 - Emmanuel Clase Cleveland (10.6) - 44 |
8 - Corey Seager Texas (22.45) - 51 |
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| 25 - Chris Bassitt Toronto
(11.81) -
44 |
43 - Josh Hader San Diego (5.58) - 41 |
16 - Dansby Swanson Cubs (18.38) - 47 |
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| 26 - Corbin Burnes Milwaukee (18.37) - 44 |
44 - Kenley Jansen Boston (5.7) - 41 |
19 - Wily Adames Milwaukee (17.57) - 46 |
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| 27 - Emmanuel Clase Cleveland (10.6) - 44 |
Raisel Iglesias Atlanta (8.67) - 36 |
20 - Carlos Correa Minnesota (19.75) - 46 |
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| 28 - Dylan Cease Chicago (16.13) - 43 |
Edwin Diaz (6.09) - 28 |
36 - Bo Bichette Toronto (16.18) - 41 |
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| 29 - Framber Valdez Houston
(14.86) -
43 |
Ryan Pressly Houston (3.47) - 27 |
37 - JP Crawford Seattle (17.04) - 41 |
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| 30 - Wilson Contreras Cubs (15.46) - 43 |
Jordan Romano Toronto (8.45) - 25 |
47 - Bobby Witt KC (14.0) - 39 |
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| 31 - Bryce Harper Phillies (18.98) - 43 |
Devin Williams Milwaukee (8.92) - 23 |
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| 32 - Matt Olson Atlanta (21.75)
- 43 |
Liam Hendricks Chicago (5.76) - 23 |
Top Third Basemen |
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| 33 - Rafael Devers Boston (15.3) - 42 |
Kyle Hendricks Cubs (5.66) - 23 |
3 - Jose Ramirez Cleveland (28.41) - 64 |
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| 34 - Zac Gallen Arizona
(16.98) - 41 |
David Bednar Pirates (5.85) - 21 |
23 - Manny Machado SD (21.92) - 45 |
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| 35 - Logan Webb SF (17.85) - 41 |
Mark Melancon Arizona (2.26) - 21 |
33 - Rafael Devers Boston (15.3) - 42 |
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| 36 - Bo Bichette Toronto
(16.18) -
41 |
Paul Sewald Seattle (4.08) - 20 |
Austin Riley Atlanta (20.05) - 38 |
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| 37 - JP Crawford Seattle
(17.04) -
41 |
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Matt Chapman SF (20.0) - 36 |
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| 38 - Paul Goldschmidt Cards
(20.21) - 41 |
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| 39 - Vladimir Guerrero Toronto (20.0) - 41 |
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| 40 -
Brandon Nimmo Mets (16.35) -
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| 41 - Marcus Semien Texas (24.56) - 41 |
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| 42 - Fernando Tatis SD (19.0) - 41 |
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| 43 - Josh Hader San Diego (5.58)
- 41 |
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| 44 - Kenley Jansen Boston (5.7) - 41 |
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| 45 - Max Fried Braves (19.11) - 39 |
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Luis Robert Chicago (14.53) -
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| 47 - Bobby Witt KC (14.0) - 39 |
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Kevin Gausman Toronto (13.92) - 38 |
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| 49 - Julio Urias Dodgers (11.54) - 38 |
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| 50 - Jose Altuve Houston (15.18) - 38 |
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