true, they just use a formula to spit out rankings, but they were the ones that developed the formula, so their thought process in developing it must be slighlty flawed if delgado is the top ranked player. they need to make some sort of readjustment to the formula so that their rankings make sense in a rational world. i dont think that any decision maker in baseball would tab delgado as the number one free agent out there (although there are many that might make him their number one target). it taints any other rankings that they create, and thus is bad for elias in many ways.
i know that delgado is a great player, but a first baseman who is past his prime and is not great defensively should never be considered the top free agent on the market, especially in a year when players like beltran are out there to be had.
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