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In Basketball a star player has a MASSIVE impact. 5 players on the field and the star player can theoretically be involved in every play offensively and defensively. THAT is a sport where you need to go stars and scrubs to the extreme.
Baseball not so much. Dominant pitching and defense give you a big advantage in the playoffs, but the regular season is about whose 25 combined were the most productive.
The reality here is that if you had Adrian Gonzalez over Kotchman at the beggining of the year, you'd STILL have the worst offense in baseball.