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Take This Hypothetical Scenario
You are 75 games into the season. You have an aging team with largely mediocre numbers, except for a couple of quality performers.
Your three outfielders have 31 homers on the season, and a fourth outfielder, a regular starter, has been out most of the year on the DL.
Your left fielder is hitting .279 with an OBP of .404. He is leading the outfield with 19 homers.
You center fielder his hitting .259 with 12 homers and 45 RBI, but you just had to sit him due to a sore hamstring.
Your right fielder is is hitting .191 with 2 homers and paltry OBP of .279.
At third is one of your offensive stars who is near the end of his career, hitting
.364 with four homers and and OBP of .417. He is solid. However, he had been out most of the season. he has only played 18 games and he is still two weeks away from seeing any play time.
You have your utility man filling in, though not so ably. He is hitting .250 with 1 homer and .387 OBP.
You second baseman is a former batting champion and his hitting .315 with five homers and 25 RBI on the season and his OBP is .357.
Your short stop has been arond the block and is one of the top at his position. He is no offensive juggernaut. He is hitting .285 with three homers on the year.
Your first baseman is streaky at times. He is just starting to come on, but is hitting .264 with 11 homers.
You catcher is experienced but is also aging. He is as solid as they come on defense and an veteran of many years who helps your young pitching staff immeasurably. His numbers are down over the last couple of years and he is hitting just .227
Now ask your self if this starting lineup, not even talking about the pitching staff, is worth $68 Million?
Let's see...
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