The Wall Street Journal
looks at the best all-around players this season:
Wins Above Replacement, the total value
metric that has risen in popularity recently, can be broken down into
its components. The basic building blocks of WAR are runs above average
in batting, baserunning, and fielding, before those runs created are
converted into wins added to a team's ledger. As the chart shows, Mike
Trout of the Los Angeles Angels has been 26.9 runs better than an
average hitter, 2.4 runs better than an average baserunner, and 4.0 runs
better than an average fielder.
Alex
Gordon is also having an amazing all-around season. Gordon is the only
player in MLB to rate as 10 runs better than average both at hitting and
fielding while also being an above average baserunner. Gordon's
excellent production is one of the primary reasons why the Kansas City
Royals are on top of the American League Central.
That's pretty good company for Flava Fraz.
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