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I would like to see someone start a thread explaining and discussing value of rc stat. Would like to know how it should be used for offensive strategy and lineup purposes.
OK Westwind, here’s your thread. The easiest way I know to explain the value of RC is to show how it relates to other metrics. Here’s a lecture from a Sabermetrics class I took this past spring that explains it using simple graphs to compare it to BA, HR, OBP, SLGP, and OPS from the perspective of which stat best explains runs scored, which is the object of all offensive strategy. Of course if you believe there’s some other reason to employ an offensive strategy, you will have difficulty seeing any value in any offensive stat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_nF_WbBlSk
Although the stat as discussed in the lecture is aimed at TEAM numbers, choosing players that give the best RC numbers individually will of course produce the best RC numbers for the team, and that’s where it’s value in an offensive stat lies. Its actual use would be the same as any other stat, and that would depend on your philosophy of seeing a lineup.