Defense

5 posts

  1. "Shortstop" by Jose Iglesias

    This Jose Iglesias catch is too good to leave off the reality tour. Get ready for a decade of comparisons to Andrelton Simmons

  2. 2010 - 2012 All Defensive Teams

    Last time around , we looked at the 2012 All Defensive Teams when ranking players by various defensive statistics, such as Fielding Percentage, Defensive Runs Save, Ultimate Zone Rating, and more. Sadly and insatiably,…

  3. 2012 All Defensive Teams

    Major League Baseball announced the 2012 Gold Glove award winners last night. As a suggested prerequisite to the information below, please check out Joe Posnanski's brilliant juxtaposition of the Gold Glove and Fielding…

  4. Defensive Runs Saved per 9, since 2010

    This post could simply be an excuse to expand on a tweet like: " Maicer Izturis has cost the Angels more than .53 Runs per 9 innings at Shortstop this season. http://bit.ly/izturis #DRS " Simplicity is one reason we…

  5. Victor Martinez, Bo Diaz, & Catching 101

    This morning, Ignacio Serrano of El Nacional newspaper in Venezuela broke the story that Victor Martinez was leaving Boston to sign a 4yr/$50 million deal with the Detroit Tigers. There is some confusion that V-Mart…