A closer look at the 2 best defensive seasons we’ve tracked
Andrelton Simmons and Kevin Kiermaier represent the best of the best.
03.25.2020
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What to Expect Now That Shifts are Included in Defensive Runs Saved
Who was most and least valuable in shifts? Does being good straight-up mean you'll be good in shifts?
03.24.2020
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How will injured players be impacted by the layoff?
What impact will the layoff have on some of the MLB players who were dealing with significant injuries?
03.20.2020
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Fielding Bible Excerpt: Matt Chapman vs. Nolan Arenado
Who's the better defender among these two outstanding players?
03.17.2020
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Q&A: Hall-of-Famer Ozzie Smith on Defensive Excellence
One of the best defensive players of all-time reminisces and educates in this excerpt from The Fielding Bible-Volume V
03.16.2020
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Why Paul DeJong Belongs Among MLBs Elite Shortstops
In this excerpt from The Fielding Bible, a surprise name emerges as a defensive standout.
03.10.2020
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Notable Updates to Defensive Runs Saved
By Brian Reiff Prior to the 2020 MLB season, Sports Info Solutions (SIS) announced major upgrades to its flagship defensive metric, Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). These upgrades centered around the incorporation of infielder starting positions in the calculations and the improvements that were consequently able to be made. Knowing where…
03.02.2020
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New podcast: Biomechanics and Analytics in College Baseball with Wake Forest’s Tom Walter
LISTEN HERE On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) welcomes baseball back. Hooray! He’s then joined by Wake Forest (@WakeBaseball) baseball coach Tom Walter (@WaltWFU), who explains how the school’s state-of-the-art pitching lab came to be (2:18), how information gets translated from the language…
02.11.2020
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Fielding Bible Volume V preview: The Twins defense
The Twins weren't a great defensive team in 2019, but they have some positives in line for 2020.
01.15.2020
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New podcast: Royals GM Dayton Moore on analytics, leadership, breaking into baseball
On the state of the Royals rebuild, what an MLB manager should know about analytics, knowing whether shifts work, and much more.
01.08.2020
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