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Tim Lincecum Breaks Our Defensive Rankings
November 19, 2013 You may not be surprised to hear that Tim Lincecum is a poor fielder. His unusual delivery adds deception to his pitches, which helped him earn his new $35 million extension, but it also puts him in less-than-ideal fielding position and allows plenty of time for baserunners to [...]
Who Was the Real AL MVP?
November 15, 2013 For the second year in a row, Miguel Cabrera was named the AL MVP, and for the second year in a row, his selection sparked controversy. Statistically speaking, Cabrera’s 2013 season was similarly productive to his Triple Crown season in 2012. He improved his batting average from [...]
Making a Great Defensive Play Then Leading Off the Next Inning
November 05, 2013 Announcers are always saying, "Isn't that amazing! Dokes just made that incredible play, and sure enough, here he is leading off the next inning. That sure seems to happen more often than not." Of course, the probability that the player who made a great play in the previous inning coming up to bat lead-off [...]
The 2013 Fielding Bible Awards
October 28, 2013 THE 2013 FIELDING BIBLE AWARDS have been officially announced. Six new players and three returning players have been deemed worthy of the honor of being named the best fielder at their position for the 2013 season. Andrelton Simmons set a single-season record (since we started tracking Defensive Runs Saved [...]
Boston-St. Louis World Series
October 21, 2013 It’s fitting that Boston and St. Louis are in the World Series. The Red Sox had the best record in the American League and the Cardinals had the best record in the National, both with 97 wins. Boston led the AL in scoring (853 runs), the Cardinals led [...]
Who are the Fielding Bible Award / Gold Glove Contenders? (Part II)
October 07, 2013 Last week we took a look at the leading candidates for the 2013 Fielding Bible Awards and Gold Glove Awards at catcher and each of the infield positions. This week, let's turn our attention to outfielders and pitchers. As before, the numbers that accompany each player's name in [...]
Who are the Fielding Bible Award / Gold Glove Contenders? (Part I)
October 04, 2013 The baseball regular season is behind us. It is an exciting time to look forward to the playoffs, but it is also a great time to look back at the players who have had excellent seasons. I am one of the 12 voters for The Fielding Bible Awards, [...]
Simmons Has Company
September 23, 2013 A few weeks ago we talked about how Andrelton Simmons is having the best defensive season since we started tracking advanced defensive metrics in 2003. It turns out that he has some company this year. Three other players are having historic-level defensive seasons as well—Gerardo Parra, Carlos [...]
Who are the Slowest Players in Baseball?
September 12, 2013 We have a pretty good idea who the fastest players in baseball are, in part because they rack up gaudy stolen base totals. However, the slowest players in baseball are less statistically conspicuous. For example, neither Colby Rasmus nor Joe Mauer has a steal this season, but it's clear [...]
Does Playing Shallow Work?
September 06, 2013 One of the newest data points now being tracked by Baseball Info Solutions is the direction that every defensive player moves in order to field a ball in play. Directions are broken into nine possibilities in a grid that looks like this: There’s a lot that can be done with [...]