WAR, what is it good for? Quite a bit, actually. The all-encompassing statistic has its skeptics and certainly isn’t perfect but it’s the best metric we have for evaluating players. MVP voters have come around to agree with this notion over the last decade, which could be a problem for Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers.
Devers is putting together an offensive resume worthy of MVP consideration. He leads the league with 167 hits, 46 doubles, and 101 RBI while ranking third with a .332 batting average and second with a .976 OPS.
It turns out that there are other aspects of baseball that matter beyond offense.