It's like you don't listen to a word that is being said. NO ONE IS ARGUING THAT DEFENSE IS MORE IMPORTANT OR AS IMPORTANT AS OFFENSE. The point is that WAR factors in that offense is more important and Espinosa is a more valuable player than LaRoche with all factors included.
Also, use numbers to prove that Danny Espinosa's defense isn't elite. Go for it. Prove me wrong.
And OPS doesn't factor into WAR so Uggla's OPS compared to Espinosa's is literally completely irrelevant to WAR.
You've been arguing for several pages that defense is as vaulable as offense.
My point is that defense is not even close to as vaulable as offense.
Uggla's offensive production factors in to WAR. OPS is one of the better measures of offense in baseball. We can break down by other numbers, but the fact remains that Uggla's offense is better than Espinosa's.
Espinosa has not ranked in the top 5 of UZR or DRS ever. He has not won a gold glove. He is not elite by any measure. He is very good. Frankly, I consider top 3 (top 10%) to be the measure of elite. Top 5 is being generous.
