tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post1376911164479795107..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Who Gets the Credit for the 2012 Orioles?Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-55079919196419078292012-10-01T14:30:28.963-04:002012-10-01T14:30:28.963-04:00The reigning GM also gets some degree of credit f...The reigning GM also gets some degree of credit for figuring out who to keep, too. Right?<br /><br />Also, I second MacPhail hiring Showalter kudos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-57899702009619325642012-09-29T14:38:58.678-04:002012-09-29T14:38:58.678-04:00brek: Thanks for the other version! I tend to use ...brek: Thanks for the other version! I tend to use fWAR by default but rWAR works too in certain cases.<br /><br />Scott: Agreed. But with no concrete way to put a value on manager contribution, I stuck with the players on the field. But I do agree that Buck has had a positive impact in squeezing wins out of this team.DempseysArmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052985408659519460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-43246058040689865122012-09-29T10:15:21.519-04:002012-09-29T10:15:21.519-04:00Don't forget that MacPhail hired Showalter too...Don't forget that MacPhail hired Showalter too....Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-14857573517024130442012-09-29T09:18:04.240-04:002012-09-29T09:18:04.240-04:00My first thought whenever I see an analysis done u...My first thought whenever I see an analysis done using WAR is "Hmmm... wonder what that other version of WAR thinks.."<br /><br />So I did the calculations for MacPhail and Duquette using rWAR and found the general conclusion to be the same, but the disparity to not be as great. 15.1 WAR for Mac and 12.3 for Duq, for a difference of only 23%.breknoreply@blogger.com