The use of metrics and analytics in baseball has been great, providing teams and fans with more information on what it takes to win ballgames. But the data can sometimes be incomplete, or out of context, misleading more than it illuminates.
Last week I had the opportunity to talk Royals baseball with Sterling Holmes on 810 WHB, one of the more knowledgeable local talk radio hosts when it comes to baseball (Jack Johnson, who writes here, would be another!) Sterling pored over some metrics on Royals players and had some interesting questions as to whether they reflected reality or whether we should be dismissive of them, questions I thought could use more discussion.