Comments on: A-Rod, Sabernomics, and a Wisdom of Crowds http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/10/a-rod-sabernomics-and-a-wisdom-of-crowds/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sal Paradise http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/10/a-rod-sabernomics-and-a-wisdom-of-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-65028 Sal Paradise Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:41:31 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/10/a-rod-sabernomics-and-a-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-65028 I think that while this is interesting, it isn't actually reflecting what people believe he <i>should</i> make which would be a far more interesting question (and probably be a bit more on target for what will really happen). Perhaps you should ask us all what we think he SHOULD make, and then compare the graphs. As it is now, we're trying to measure the thought-process of MLB GMs, whereas asking us what we think would measure what baseball fans think he's worth. Then again, they could end up the same. I think that while this is interesting, it isn’t actually reflecting what people believe he should make which would be a far more interesting question (and probably be a bit more on target for what will really happen).

Perhaps you should ask us all what we think he SHOULD make, and then compare the graphs. As it is now, we’re trying to measure the thought-process of MLB GMs, whereas asking us what we think would measure what baseball fans think he’s worth.

Then again, they could end up the same.

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