In the ongoing battle between the old school baseball poets and the new wave sabermetricians (Bill James started publishing his Baseball Abstracts in 1977, so I don't now how new it is), WAR is one of the focal points of disagreement.
- There was some general disagreement with WAR when it listed Alex Gordon so highly. Sixth in MLB for 2014. After watching the playoffs, maybe Gordon is undervalued and WAR reveals his true value.
- The career WAR ranking of Yankees? Jeter is fifth, ahead of Berra. So maybe WAR is right, and maybe WAR doesn't really disagree with the old school.
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