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The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:32 pm
by Good2BGold
From Baseball America:

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

The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

Re: The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:35 am
by Commodoredave
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.

Re: The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:49 am
by Ndorefin
How is WAR calculated? I guess VU doesn’t get any credit for Mark Prior!

Re: The Best NCAA Teams At Producing Impact Big Leaguers

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:28 pm
by dore43
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.