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Originally Posted by fleury
I have to admit this, but I think that 1B defence is highly overrated. To me, at 1B, having a power bat is a huge must, but not at sub-200 batting average.
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Batting average is a pretty over rated stat though. If the guy is posting a 850+ OPS and driving in 100+ runs, than who really cares what his batting average is.
1B defence can be important because it can allow the other infielders to look like gold glovers. The guys on the Yankees always rave about how Texiera saves them a lot of errors, and hence extra outs with his ability to scoop balls. But it definitely is a secondary factor, although in the AL East you can't afford to give the Red Sox and Yankees any extra outs.