The O's have committed the fewest errors in baseball

[wildcard]

Through 9 games.

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=bal#playerType=ALL&elem=[object+Object]&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Team+fielding&game_type='R'&season=2019&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=st&statType=fielding&page=1&ts=1554717790930&sortColumn=obp&sortOrder='desc'&extended=0&timeframe=&last_x_days=&split=vr

[sportsfan8703]

All the teams we face are hitting so many homers. 

[wildcard]

5 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

All the teams we face are hitting so many homers. 

They still have to get 27 outs.

[theocean]

Every minute Mike Wright is still on the team isn't an error?

[Mayor McCheese]

meh.  I know I heard a few other stats.. not allowing a SB yet, etc.

However, our bullpen...

[Moose Milligan]

Hopefully they can lead the league in defense or be near the top.  

That said, I don't think good defense is going to do much to make us forget about how terrible the pitching can be.

[jerios55]

1 hour ago, Mayor McCheese said:

meh.  I know I heard a few other stats.. not allowing a SB yet, etc.

However, our bullpen...

Fewer base-runners when they just hit the ball out of the park.  I can't imagine there are too many attempts.

[Frobby]

Per BP, 22nd in Defensive Efficiency.   https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=2803350

Per Fangraphs, 2nd in defense, though I’m not sure what that means since UZR hasn’t been compiled yet.   In RZR (a measure of range) they’re 28th.   

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=14,d

Long and short, errors aren’t a great measure of how good a defense is, but I’m glad to see us playing relatively error-free ball.    How good the defense is overall is difficult to say at this early stage.    

[LTO's]

27 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Per BP, 22nd in Defensive Efficiency.   https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=2803350

Per Fangraphs, 2nd in defense, though I’m not sure what that means since UZR hasn’t been compiled yet.   In RZR (a measure of range) they’re 28th.   

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=14,d

Long and short, errors aren’t a great measure of how good a defense is, but I’m glad to see us playing relatively error-free ball.    How good the defense is overall is difficult to say at this early stage.    

Yeah this is waaaaay too early for these kind of stats. At this point I'm comfortable saying that judging off the eye test, we are better than last year. Mancini still isn't good enough in the OF though.

[scOtt]

1 hour ago, jerios55 said:

Fewer base-runners when they just hit the ball out of the park.  I can't imagine there are too many attempts.

Yanks and Toronto aren't exactly running teams.

[OldNewGuy]

The Orioles pitchers, who are part of the defense, I think, have made 23 errors.

 

 

[mdbdotcom]

So, if we move the fielders to the other side of the fence, we'll be all set.

[OsEatAlEast]

Well the path of least resistance is to get guys who throw ground balls. It may sound simplistic but it is probably the fastest way back to respectability. Although it seems that even if the O's get a guy with over 50% gb rate. He will automatically start giving up more fly balls as soon as he puts on the O's uniform.

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, OsEatAlEast said:

Well the path of least resistance is to get guys who throw ground balls. It may sound simplistic but it is probably the fastest way back to respectability. Although it seems that even if the O's get a guy with over 50% gb rate. He will automatically start giving up more fly balls as soon as he puts on the O's uniform.

I think the play that is easiest for the fielders is when the pitcher strikes out the batter.

I've never seen a shortstop boot a strike out.

[Natty]

They said during the game last night we also lead the league in double plays.