FOREVER IN OUR HEART: LOS ANGELES ANGELS LOST THEIR KEY PLAYER WHOM DIE AS A RESULT OF…….
The best stat to determine a player’s worth is WAR–wins above replacement–an analytical metric that was not available until relatively recently. The formula for WAR differs for position players and pitchers, and I’ll lay it out in layman’s terms. WAR uses every aspect of the game– batting, baserunning, and fielding, factors in position and ballpark and determines how many wins better than a league average player an individual player might be. Using WAR to help us rank them, let’s look at the top 24 players in the history of the Los Angeles Angels franchise.
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