Re-introducing 3WAR as a way to measure player value

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY SportsNo starting rotation in baseball provided more value as measured by Fangraphs’ fWAR since 2013 than the Cleveland Indians’. This isn’t due to a couple of years of total dominance; no matter which range you choose to measure within that time span — 2014 to 2016, or 2013 to 2015, for example — the statistic rates the Indians’ starters as at least the fourth most valuable in that range. fWAR may not be every fan’s favorite flavor of WAR, not is wins above replacement the only measure by which we can assess the value of players. If for some god-forsaken reason you still think pitcher wins are the best indicator of a starting pitcher’s worth, you can take comfort in the fact that the Tribe’s starters have accumulated the largest number in that category, too.

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