A question came up during the most recent Viva El Birdos Podcast that captured my attention. We addressed it briefly – you can listen or watch right here – but I felt the subject deserved a closer look. Here’s the question.
From cdb: What is Jordan Walker’s WAR ceiling as an outfielder?
That one innocent question sparked a week’s worth of obsessive internal (and sometimes external) dialogue from me. It seems so straightforward. But it’s not.
Because Jordan Walker, despite having a solid rookie bat for a 20/21-year-old, still has a negative fWAR – Fangraphs Wins Above Replacement – on the season.