Until the regular season starts and statistics matter, I think I'm going to stick to rant about how certain extra functions in America's pastime are stupid.
Spring training is halfway through! As always, the "experts" are bursting to the seems with meaninglessness like "Jason Hayward isn't hitting as well as he should, the Cubs are done for the year." As baseball is moving into a more saber metrical phase statistics seem more and more important. Not just the important ones either. I'll give you five dollars if you can tell me what WAR, OPS, or BABIP is. That is all fine, it gives a more sophisticated approach to the game. But when the players have only been hitting for two weeks, statistics might just stress them out. A great example: Clayton Kershaw had a ERA over four in the spring training of 2014, but he went on to have one of the most dominant seasons in the past decade. If a rookie is playing with the team for the first time in spring training and he isn't doing so well, broadcasting all over the news isn't going to help. In fact, statistics often aren't what coaches are looking for in these younger guys. They're looking for how they adjust to MLB pitching, so why bother stressing them out? It doesn't help anyone, and the stats are often meaningless. It's okay to collect stats, but don't make such a big deal. Som,ones career might depend on it.
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