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Originally Posted by BWillie
Here is how we rank in terms of WAR (which you know, includes defense) by position
Perez, 3rd at Catcher
Hosmer, 9th at 1B. 2.4 WAR.
Whit, 2nd at 2B. 3.1 WAR.
Moose, 19th at 3B. 1.4 WAR.
Gordon, 27th at LF. 0.6 WAR.
Cain, 6th at CF. 2.7 WAR
Bonifacio, 27th at RF. 0.5 WAR
Escobar, 56th at SS. -0.6 WAR.
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This is why WAR is not a completely reliable statistic. There is absolutely no way there are 18 third basemen having better seasons than Mike Moustakas.