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Defensive stats are all over the place. And some are more important for one position than for others, of course. Which ones are the most revealing? I personally care less about range, which can be assisted with good intel and preparatory placement, than I do about being sure handed, and I’m more interested in accuracy on throws than brute strength. So what are the best defensive stats? 

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3 hours ago, Philip said:

Defensive stats are all over the place. And some are more important for one position than for others, of course. Which ones are the most revealing? I personally care less about range, which can be assisted with good intel and preparatory placement, than I do about being sure handed, and I’m more interested in accuracy on throws than brute strength. So what are the best defensive stats? 

Outfield is such a delicate balance. There were a couple years where Markakis could handle anything off the scoreboard or near the grounds crew bench and Jones had a terrific ability to range back to the 410 in center. I’m not sure what the metrics say about it, but outfield seems to have a lot to do with who is next to you, especially with those two. 
 

Santander was fun to watch this year, I can’t remember him making a bad play. 

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I remember an error by Santander in the first game of the season.Joey Gallo accumulated 12 DRS in RF for the Rangers, best among MLB outfielders( and second-best overall behind Arenado) but he did it in 57 games.
Santander had 8 DRS in only 37 games. I don’t know how DRS is calculated, but 8 in 37 extrapolates to 12 in 55 so they maybe weren’t as far apart as all that.

on the other hand, at Baseball Savant, Gallo had 3 outs above average and 3 runs prevented, and Santander had 1 and 1. Again, in 57 and 37 games, respectively.
and this year the award is given based on “The society for American baseball research index” and that’s a private formula, so we have to wait and see.
Either way, I’m happy to have Anthony, and look forward to having him around for a while.

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