xp Mets don't spend like richest team, Phillies run by morons basically (although they did attract Lee and Halladay in the past), and Cardinals are content to play with a MOR payroll...
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 14:54 (nine years ago) link
but for every Fielder and Pujols you also get a Thomas or Ortiz.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
Arguably, there is more focus on sabrmetrics in the AL.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
per the MLB section of this http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12331388/the-great-analytics-rankings# that is indeed the case - 6 out of the top 10 analytics-using clubs are AL, and 6 of the least analytics-heavy teams are NL
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link
NL > AL! Maybe?
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/death-of-a-14-year-streak/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 September 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
The evidence (and explanation) looks totally convincing to me.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link