Great Explanations of Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
by Sky Kalkman on Jun 20, 2009 5:57 PM EDT
If you're someone who wants to know what the heck WAR is, how it's calculated, and why you'd use it, check out these two primers by BtB reader Jabberwocky. I highly recommend them.
Heck, I know what WAR is and I found these articles quite interesting and informative.
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