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I've long talked about the 80s representing a different style of play that contrasted what became the steroid era. Thè Royal are the first team to truly redact the steroid era and have successfully exposed flaw in saber metrics along the way. Here is a quick thumbnail of what the Royals have re-taught us:
- it's ok to bunt, especially if you have the players to do it
- productive outs are better than vacuous outs, namely strike outs. This is a big way the Royals are an 80s throwback.
- speed helps defense and doesn't slump...and Lorenzo Cain is boss
- the value of a great bullpen might be > than a #2 starter
- diversity in offense > than scoring the most runs or hitting the most home runs
- in a sport that consists mostly of guys making outs, the Royals are putting on center stage, it's about how you make outs on offense and get outs on defense just as much as it's about avoiding outs (vv saber metrics).
- extrapolating range based on data is faulty. Cain went 8/15 and his defense probably impacted the series more than his offense
- it's ok to bunt, especially if you have the players to do it
- productive outs are better than vacuous outs, namely strike outs. This is a big way the Royals are an 80s throwback.
- speed helps defense and doesn't slump...and Lorenzo Cain is boss
- the value of a great bullpen might be > than a #2 starter
- diversity in offense > than scoring the most runs or hitting the most home runs
- in a sport that consists mostly of guys making outs, the Royals are putting on center stage, it's about how you make outs on offense and get outs on defense just as much as it's about avoiding outs (vv saber metrics).
- extrapolating range based on data is faulty. Cain went 8/15 and his defense probably impacted the series more than his offense