Does WAR accurately consider the value of a two-way player like Shohei Ohtani? Is the statistic suited for the continuing degradation of solid positional roles?
We ask WAR to be many things, but it would be wise to think of why it is actually useful.
Reimagining the defensive spectrum, and what that means for the concept of replacement level.
Maybe there’s something about Mookie Betts that WAR is missing.