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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 - 518 |
Los Angeles Dodgers - 581 |
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| Houston Astros
-517 |
Atlanta
Braves - 530 |
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| New York
Yankees - 508 |
Milwaukee Brewers - 501 |
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| Toronto Blue
Jays - 481 |
San
Diego Padres 486 |
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| Seattle
Mariners - 481 |
Philadelphia Phillies - 485 |
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| Cleveland
Indians - 479 |
San
Francisco Giants - 476 |
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| Minnesota Twins -
455 |
St.
Louis Cardinals- 469 |
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| Boston Red Sox -
446 |
New
York Mets - 466 |
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| Baltimore
Orioles - 445 |
Chicago
Cubs - 443 |
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| Detroit Tigers
- 419 |
Cincinnati
Reds -428 |
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| Texas Rangers -
401 |
Arizona Diamondbacks -411 |
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| Chicago White
Sox - 396 |
Florida
Marlins - 401 |
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| Anaheim Angels
- 396 |
Pittsburgh Pirates - 372 |
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| Kansas City Royals - 390 |
Colorado Rockies 367 |
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| Oakland A's - 386 |
Washington Nationals -366 |
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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 20 Outfielders |
| 1 -
Shohei Ohtani LA (45.02) -102 |
23- Framber Valdez Houston (18.66) - 54 |
10 - JT Realmuto Phillies (20.48) - 60 |
2 - Aaron Judge Yankees (42.81) - 84 |
| 2 -
Aaron Judge Yankees (42.81)
- 84 |
24 - Logan Webb SF (21.45) - 54 |
13- Will Smith Dodgers (20.93) - 57 |
1 - Shohei Ohtani LA 34.13) -71 |
| 3 - Jose Ramirez Cleveland (33.01) - 83 |
27 - Max Fried Braves (23.61) - 52 |
26 - Salvador Perez KC (13.73) - 52 |
7- Juan Soto Mets (34.79) - 64 |
| 4 - Trea Turner Phillies
(26.17) -
78 |
28 - Zach Wheeler Phila (30.63) - 52 |
43 - William Contreras Cubs (15.39) - 48 |
9 - Julio Rodriguez Seattle (22.62)
- 62 |
| 5 - Francisco Lindor Mets (21.69) - 70 |
29 - Chris Bassitt Toronto (13.81) - 52 |
47 - Cal Raleigh Seattle
(18.44) - 46 |
11 - Fernando Tatis SD (20.1) - 59 |
| 6 - Mookie Betts LA (31.99) - 66 |
37- Dylan Cease Chicago (17.23) - 49 |
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14 - Bryan Reynolds Pittsburgh (16.8) - 57 |
| 7- Juan Soto Mets (34.79) - 64 |
38 - Zac Gallen Arizona (18,08) - 49 |
Top First Basemen |
16 - Kyle Tucker Houston (27.48) - 57 |
| 8 - Corey Seager Texas (27.55) - 63 |
39 - Gerrit Cole Yankees (19.86) - 49 |
12- Freddie Freeman Dodgers (28.89) - 58 |
18 - Ronald Acuna Braves (19.85) - 56 |
| 9 - Julio Rodriguez Seattle (22.62) - 62 |
48 - Kevin Gausman Toronto (17.72) - 46 |
25 - Matt Olson Atlanta (27.85) - 54 |
22 - Cedric Mullins Baltimore (16.38) - 54 |
| 10 - JT Realmuto Phillies (20.48) - 60 |
53 - Corbin Burnes Milwaukee (20.37) - 45 |
33 - Willson Contreras Cards (17.96) - 51 |
41 - Randy
Arozarena TB
(16.69)
- 49 |
| 11 - Fernando Tatis SD (20.1) - 59 |
54 - Tarik Skubal Detroit (17.82) - 45 |
34 - Bryce Harper Phillies (21.98) - 51 |
46- Luis Robert Chicago (15.33) - 47 |
| 12- Freddie Freeman Dodgers
(28.89) -
58 |
Carlos Rodon Yankees (15,88) - 42 |
36 - Vladimir Guerrero Toronto (23.97) - 50 |
50 - Mike Trout Anaheim (15.3) - 45 |
| 13- Will Smith Dodgers (20.93) - 57 |
Clayton Kershaw LA (12.34) - 40 |
45 - Pete Alonso Mets
(15.23) - 47 |
51 - Cody Bellinger Cubs (12.63) - 45 |
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Bryan Reynolds Pittsburgh (16.8) - 57 |
Nathan Eovaldi Texas (16.54) - 39 |
56 - Paul Goldschmidt Yankees (21.71) - 45 |
52 - Brandon Nimmo Mets (19.55) - 45 |
| 15 - Xander Bogaerts San Diego
(20.05) -
57 |
Jose Berrios Toronto (9.4) - 39 |
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Byron Buxton Twins (19.92) - 44 |
| 16 - Kyle Tucker Houston
(27.48) -
57 |
Pablo Lopez Twins (15.00)
- 39 |
Top Second Basemen |
Ian Happ Cubs (18.24) - 44 |
| 17- Bobby Witt KC (21.79) - 57 |
Freddy Peralta Milwaukee (15.17) - 39 |
20 - Rafael Devers Giants (18.00) - 55 |
George Springer Toronto (16.53) - 44 |
| 18 - Ronald Acuna Braves (19.85) - 56 |
Sandy Alcantara Miami (16.18) - 38 |
49 - Jose Altuve Houston (16.08 - 45 |
Corbin Carroll Arizona (15.83) - 42 |
| 19 - Wily Adames Milwaukee (20.27) -
55 |
Aaron Nola Phillies (15.96) - 38 |
Ketal Marte Arizona (20.88) - 44 |
Teoscar Hernandez Toronto (15.83) - 42 |
| 20 - Rafael Devers Giants (18.00) - 55 |
Julio Urias Dodgers
(11.54) - 38 |
41 - Marcus Semien Texas (28.16) - 44 |
Christian
Yelich Milwaukee (13.34) - 42 |
| 21 - Dansby Swanson Cubs (23.88) - 54 |
Sonny Gray Cards (14.73) - 38 |
Jazz Chisholm (12.91) - 43 |
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- Cedric Mullins Baltimore (16.38) - 54 |
Luis Castillo Seattle (16.73) - 36 |
Gleyber Torres Detroit (12.46) - 40 |
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| 23- Framber Valdez Houston
(18.66) -
54 |
Brady Singer Reds (12.05) - 36 |
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| 24 - Logan Webb SF (21.45) - 54 |
Yu Darvish SD (11.33) - 35 |
Top Shortstops |
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| 25 - Matt Olson Atlanta (27.85)
- 54 |
Shohei Ohtani Anaheim (10.89) - 31 |
4 - Trea Turner Phillies (26.17) - 78 |
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| 26 - Salvador Perez KC (13.73) - 52 |
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5 - Francisco Lindor Mets (21.69) - 70 |
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| 27 - Max Fried Braves (23.61) - 52 |
Top Relief Pitchers |
6 - Mookie Betts LA (31.99) - 66 |
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| 28 - Zach Wheeler Phila (30.63) - 52 |
30 - Emmanuel Clase Cleveland (11.3) - 51 |
8 - Corey Seager Texas (27.55) - 63 |
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| 29 - Chris Bassitt Toronto
(13.81) -
52 |
35 - Josh Hader San Diego (7.88) - 50 |
15 - Xander Bogaerts San
Diego (20.05) - 57 |
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| 30 - Emmanuel Clase Cleveland (11.3) - 51 |
44 - Kenley Jansen Boston (8.1) - 47 |
17- Bobby Witt KC (21.79) - 57 |
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| 31 - Manny Machado SD (25.22) - 51 |
Raisel Iglesias Atlanta (9.97) - 43 |
19 - Wily Adames Milwaukee (20.27) - 55 |
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| 32 - Bo Bichette Toronto
(18.28) -
51 |
Edwin Diaz Mets (9.09) - 37 |
21 - Dansby Swanson Cubs (23.88) - 54 |
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Willson Contreras Cards (17.96)
- 51 |
David Bednar Pirates (7.15) - 34 |
32 - Bo Bichette Toronto (18.28) - 51 |
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| 34 - Bryce Harper Phillies (21.98) - 51 |
Kyle Hendricks Cubs (4.82) - 30 |
40 - Carlos Correa Minnesota (20.85) - 49 |
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| 35 - Josh Hader San Diego (7.88)
- 50 |
Kyle Finnegan Washington (4.3) - 29 |
42 - JP Crawford Seattle (19.44) - 49 |
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| 36 - Vladimir Guerrero Toronto (23.97) - 50 |
Clay Holmes Yankees (7.32) - 29 |
55 - Gunnar Henderson
Baltimore (21.73) - 45 |
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| 37- Dylan Cease Chicago (17.23) - 49 |
Ryan Pressly Houston (3.47) - 28 |
Trevor Story Boston (13.1 - 43 |
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| 38 - Zac
Gallen Arizona (18,08) - 49 |
Camilo Doval Yankees (3.83) - 28 |
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| 39 - Gerrit Cole Yankees (19.86) - 49 |
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Top Third Basemen |
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| 40 - Carlos Correa Minnesota
(20.85) -
49 |
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3 - Jose Ramirez Cleveland (33.01) - 83 |
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| 41 - Randy Arozarena TB (16.69) - 49 |
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31 - Manny Machado SD (25.22) - 51 |
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| 42 - JP Crawford Seattle
(19.44) -
49 |
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Matt Chapman SF (23.83) - 44 |
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| 43 - William Contreras Cubs (15.39) - 48 |
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Austin Riley Atlanta (22.25) - 42 |
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| 44 - Kenley Jansen Boston (8.1) - 47 |
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Alex Bregman (20.24) - 40 |
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| 45 - Pete
Alonso Mets (15.23) - 47 |
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Luis Robert Chicago (15.33) -
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| 47 -
Cal Raleigh Seattle (18.44) - 46 |
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| 48 -
Kevin Gausman Toronto (17.72) - 46 |
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| 49 - Jose Altuve Houston (16.08 - 45 |
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| 50 -
Mike Trout Anaheim (15.3) -
45 |
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| 51 - Cody
Bellinger Cubs (12.63) - 45 |
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| 52 -
Brandon Nimmo Mets (19.55) -
45 |
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| 53 - Corbin Burnes Milwaukee (20.37) - 45 |
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| 54 - Tarik Skubal Detroit
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| 55 - Gunnar Henderson Baltimore (21.73) - 45 |
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- Paul Goldschmidt Yankees (21.71) - 45 |
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