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Originally Posted by cosmo20002
Just to clarify, I'm not arguing that Morales is MVP.
But I don't think RBI should be relegated to the relevance of a W for pitchers. RBI is a lot about opportunity. But you still have to deliver.
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That's why you quantify it by OPS with guys in scoring position. A player could have the most opportunities to knock in runs than any other MLB hitter in a seaon but not deliver a high percentage and still have 90 RBIs. While another guy might be mid-pack on opportunities but generates a high completion percentage of those and only has 85 RBIs. But he's done more with a decreased number of opportunities. Who's better at producing runs? It gives you no insight into his ability to get a hit with runners in scoring position if you're just looks at RBI total.