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Which is why I qualified it by noting that the defensive credit BP gives Church is considered accurate, hence it's not far off. I bet a .280 OF with very good D = 7 wins.
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okay, now i am picking on you. that is a ridiculous valuation. church is projected to be about a
league-average bat. there is no realistic level of defense that can make a league-average corner bat into a 7-win player.
furthermore, church projects at
-1 runs of defense in a corner next year. he had a good year in '07, but has not established a level of good play.
as a general rule, BP's defensive numbers are not very good, and you would do well to look elsewhere. although
the fielding bible does agree church had a good year.