The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

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The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

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From Baseball America:

VU is not in the main list, but is the one team mentioned as "on the rise."

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The list is over the last 20 years, ie pre Corbs. I suspect the list in 2029 will have us at or near the top.
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How is WAR calculated? I guess VU doesn’t get any credit for Mark Prior!
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Ndorefin wrote:How is WAR calculated? I guess VU doesn’t get any credit for Mark Prior!
There's not even a standard way to calculate it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wins_Above_Replacement

Sabermetrics in general are well beyond my realm of comprehension.
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