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King Henry I said:What would make a sabremetician's eyes light up is Womack's huge number of runs scored in a contract year. I agree with you though, it doesn't make a ton of sense.
"Runs scored" is a function of position in the lineup more than a function of a player's ability. A leadoff hitter will almost always have plenty of runs scored, especially if the lineup behind him is potent. That's why I think you're confusing "traditional baseball numbers" with sabremetrics.
Sabremetricians don't look at "runs scored" any more serious than they do RBI.
And as for Kenny Lofton and John Olerud? Batting average and (in Lofton's case) stolen bases. Two more statistics that sabremetricians generally ignore.
In other words, you're attacking strawmen here, because sabremetricians would not identify Lofton or Olerud as players that are particularly able to help a team.