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Fun With The Elias Rankings

"The 2008-09 player rankings, compiled by the Elias Sports Bureau, are used to compare players and to determine compensation for free agent signings. The rankings combine stats" something something something last two years something everybody knows these are a total joke. I think even the people that publish them know they're a joke. A joke at the expense of Darren Oliver. Suck it, Darren.

  • Among the potential free agents, there are 26 Type A's, 52 Type B's, and 102 unranked. The average 08/09 WAR of the Type A's is 4.6. The average 08/09 WAR of the top 26 Type B's is 4.9.

  • The average 08/09 WAR of the bottom 26 Type B's is 1.5. The average 08/09 WAR of the top 26 unranked is 2.9.

  • 21 unranked potential free agents posted a combined 08/09 WAR of 2+. Nine Type A's and 16 Type B's were below 2.

  • Guillermo Mota and David Weathers are Type B's despite posting WARs below zero.

  • Garret Anderson is a Type B despite being one of the least valuable players in the Major Leagues last year.

  • These things are so bad I almost want to keep them forever.

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"Suck it, Darren."

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FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Goose on Nov 9, 2009 7:38 PM PST reply actions  

I think this of all things illustrates that there are strong forces which are deeply ignorant of logic still remaining in the baseball heirarchy

And they aren’t easily moved to change their ways because fuck it baseball is baseball and for some reason that means tradition is more important than rightness.

by OlSalty on Nov 10, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions  

A big part of this is an outdated union agreement.

Even if the teams, players, and owners all understand why the Elias rankings are outdated, it would probably still take years to change.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Nov 10, 2009 12:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Justin Speier is rated 21st and a type A?

Am I reading this right? Now that is a joke.

The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com

by 44FAN on Nov 9, 2009 10:11 PM PST reply actions  

I'm on my fourth cup of coffee...

…writing a midterm and I take a break to see this… I now find myself in need of some xanax, preferably washed down by egregiously cheap vodka. Fuck you, ignorance! Someone show the world the light! Any half-reasonable individual with half of a functioning (key phrase: functioning) brain can see the problems here. And there. And WAY over there. And— GOD DAMMIT GIVE ME ROBOTS BEHIND HOME! Also, only ~four months ’till pitchers and catchers report for spring training. Unless you live on Capitol Hill.

by THolt on Nov 10, 2009 1:46 AM PST reply actions  

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