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2007 Review: Top Second Basemen (flag)
skyking162.com — Who were the best of best in 2007? Here are the second basemen. 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | DH | CA | LF | CF | RF A quick review of the stats presented: RAR is offensive runs above replacement, FAA is fielding runs compared to positional average, TVAR is total value (the important one), and wOBA is a rate stat measuring offensive performance on the OBP scale. For more complete explanations, ...

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Total player value around MLB
Basement Dwellers — ... decided to do my series--he really helped me take my thinking to the next level. If you see differences in our rankings, it's because a) he uses a slightly different base runs model than I do to generate linear weights, and b) his fielding estimates are based on ZR and RZR only, whereas I threw in FSR as well. The biggest discrepancy between his and my datasets is Brandon Phillips, for whatever reason. Here are links to the positions he's covered thus far: First Base, Second Base, Left Field, and Center Field. His blog has really become a ...

Best Second Basemen of 2008
Beyond the Box Score — ... To help you put the Total Value number in perspective, here are some benchmarks given a full season of playing time: League-average is about 20 runs above replacement. The cut-off for true All-Stars is in the 40 run range. Top 5 MVP candidates are worth at least 70 runs above replacement. MVP winners have been in the 90-100 run range the past few years. Without further ado, here are the top ten second basemen of 2008 (2007 numbers here): 10. Mark Ellis (11 off, 20 def, 30 tot) -- Sure, he batted .233 ...