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DJ's left nut · 06-08-2020, 04:09 PM

This is the same as that old "Is X pitcher an ace" discussion.

Is Charvarius Ward one of the top 32 corners in the league? Yeah, I think that's a fair statement to make. So if everyone was evenly distributed, he'd be the best starting CB on some team somewhere in the CB ranking.

But that's not exactly how I see things on Aces or #1 CBs. If I'm going to game 7 of the WS and I have Madison Bumgarner I've got an absolute badass on the bump and I'm confident that my guy will have a great start and drag us through. But the Royals in 14 acquired Volquez mid-season and he had the best pedigree. Ventura the most talent and Chris Young may have had the most productive season beginning to end. They had a 'best pitcher' by a lot of different definitions but lacked an actual 'ace'.

So is Ward a #1 corner in a 'shut down CB' sense? No. But in a pure meritocracy would he be the best CB somewhere? Yeah, I think he would be.

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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-630901	This is the same as that old "Is X pitcher an ace" discussion. Is Charvarius Ward one of the top 32 corners in the league? Yeah, I think that's a fair statement to make. So if everyone was evenly distributed, he'd be the best starting CB on some team somewhere in the CB ranking. But that's not exactly how I see things on Aces or #1 CBs. If I'm going to game 7 of the WS and I have Madison Bumgarner I've got an absolute badass on the bump and I'm confident that my guy will have a great start and drag us through. But the Royals in 14 acquired Volquez mid-season and he had the best pedigree. Ventura the most talent and Chris Young may have had the most productive season beginning to end. They had a 'best pitcher' by a lot of different definitions but lacked an actual 'ace'. So is Ward a #1 corner in a 'shut down CB' sense? No. But in a pure meritocracy would he be the best CB somewhere? Yeah, I think he would be. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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