10-05-2006, 08:49 PM
I disagree with using VORP to determine an MVP. VORP compares players only against those at the same position.
While the fact that Jeter plays at a premium position, should most definitely help him, VORP is skewed too heavily.
MLV on that site is a better guage (though it doesn't factor position at all), it shows how many more runs a player would create for a linup if it consisted of him, and 8 league average hitters.
Jeter is at 43. Dye is at 53. Ortiz is at 61. Hafner is at 68. Vlad is at 48. Morneau is at 44. I can understand if you want to discount Ortiz and Hafner for the fact that they didn't play any offense. But Dye is all over Jeter offensively, and he's a plus defender too.
Jeter wasn't even the highest rated on his own team (Giambi had 45, Arod was around there too).
While the fact that Jeter plays at a premium position, should most definitely help him, VORP is skewed too heavily.
MLV on that site is a better guage (though it doesn't factor position at all), it shows how many more runs a player would create for a linup if it consisted of him, and 8 league average hitters.
Jeter is at 43. Dye is at 53. Ortiz is at 61. Hafner is at 68. Vlad is at 48. Morneau is at 44. I can understand if you want to discount Ortiz and Hafner for the fact that they didn't play any offense. But Dye is all over Jeter offensively, and he's a plus defender too.
Jeter wasn't even the highest rated on his own team (Giambi had 45, Arod was around there too).