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Old 10-03-2016, 04:57 PM   #7603
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Rivera posted a WAR of 4 or better 5x in his career, including a 5 WAR year. Britton has never done that. Even this year.

Mariano pitched 15 seasons with a FIP under 3. I.e., his run prevention was not tied to not reliant in luck. He legit dominated. 2 Of those seasons he finished under 2.

Britton, in his best year, is not as good.

Rivera also threw 70 or more innings 10x. Including a year he threw over 100. Britton hasn't cracked that in the past 2 years.

You can pretend it's 1995 and that Britton is better Droford, but he's not. He's having a fluke season and only the most blind of homers are going to pretend that Britton is as good as Mariano. He's having a Mariano like season. But that and being as good are two different things.

I know it's hard because God forbid Baltimore is not the baseball Mecca of the world. I know objective analyses hurts. But the truth shall set you free.
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