Definitely the first time I’ve ever seen those three words strung together - and by a Philly writer to boot.
Already off to a great start Burrell has really been the glue so far holding this injury-plagued Phillies team together. As of right now Burrell ranks 1st in all of baseball in WPA/LI with a 0.98; his 0.98 is a full eighteen percent ahead of closest competitor Mark Reynolds. Burrell also ranks 1st in BRAA and REW, ahead of Joe Crede in both; in BRAA he is a full half-run ahead of Crede. Much of the talk surrounding the Phillies this season has pertained to whether or not Chase Utley would be the third straight Phillie to win the MVP award. If the season ended today, for whatever reason, Burrell would be the Phillies frontrunner.
Keep in mind that I forgot to post this when I first wrote it, so this article is over a week old now and, thus, written before Utley’s absurd streak.
I found it on a new favorite site that you should definitely check out if you’re into baseball statistics and shit: FanGraphs.
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