[lex24]

Oh no I’ll miss Belt taking the third strike

Belt wars….  The symbol of analytics vs traditionalists.  Overrated by the metric guys as they focus more on his OPS - which is skewed a bit as he walks so much ( itself valuable, but not as much in his case as the metric junkies think). Underrated by the traditionalist folks who feel he takes too many pitches and should hit more HR’s. 

Thing is, he’s a darn good player. And a key cog.  Sure he takes more called thirds then he should.  But overall he’s a better than average first baseman.  And far better than any replacement the Giants have.

[lex24]

Oh no I’ll miss Belt taking the third strike

Belt wars….  The symbol of analytics vs traditionalists.  Overrated by the metric guys as they focus more on his OPS - which is skewed a bit as he walks so much ( itself valuable, but not as much in his case as the metric junkies think). Underrated by the traditionalist folks who feel he takes too many pitches and should hit more HR’s. 

Thing is, he’s a darn good player. And a key cog.  Sure he takes more called thirds then he should.  But overall he’s a better than average first baseman.  And far better than any replacement the Giants have.