Re: ask pryor15 about anything--anything at all
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Why do baseball teams continually throw money at offensive players when year after year it is proven that pitching and defense win in the postseason?
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the way i see it, a high-impact bat is much more reliable than a dominant pitcher, both in terms of performance and injury risk over a 3-5 year period, plus offense is sexy and hitters play every day (well, some of them do).
also, don't forget that it can be pretty hard to even get to the postseason, and a Pujols can do wonders for that effort.
still, i'd personally rather have the dominant starter than a dominant hitter, all things be equal, at the end of the year. i think the extra money comes from the reliability that the hitter will be playing come September, or the simple fact that some GM's are very short-sighted.
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