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Originally Posted by bnorth
^^exactly what this gentleman said^^
In the last 25 years there are several cards that people said, this is the 52 Topps Mantle of modern cards. None of them turned out to be and I highly doubt this one will either. It is way too early in his career for that talk. Yes I do understand the hype to make $ but that is all it is, hype.
I truly don't understand WAR especially when Trout has a higher WAR than Pujols. In every offensive stat besides stolen bases Pujols had way better #'s in his early years.
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WAR includes defensive metrics as well. An above average defensive center fielder will be given quite a boost over even a good defensive first baseman.
Tom C