Stat of the Week: Several Key Free Agents Don’t Have Great Defensive Stats
A closer look at Juan Soto, Anthony Santander, Pete Alonso, Willy Adames, and Jurickson Profar
A closer look at Juan Soto, Anthony Santander, Pete Alonso, Willy Adames, and Jurickson Profar
It would be inappropriate to say that the winners of this year’s Fielding Bible Awards were the only players deserving of the honor. We had a great field of candidates at each position, so, as we did last year, we thought it would be worthwhile to acknowledge those who were…
How did the voting shake out?
Who were the best defensive players at each position this season?
The Dodgers' defensive story is that of positioning, track record, and the versatility of players like Tommy Edman.
Anthony Volpe is one of the strengths of the Yankees defense. But what are their other ones and what are their weaknesses heading into the World Series?
Who are the top candidates among outfielders, pitchers, and multi-position players?
A look at the top candidates for the honor, which will be awarded in late October.
Photo:Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire Of the 12 teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today, 4 rank in the bottom 10 in Defensive Runs Saved. This is more teams than 2022 (1) and 2023 (2) combined. The Phillies, who were bottom 10 in each of the previous…
Photo: William Purnell/Icon Sportswire In his second season as Royals pitching coach, Brian Sweeney had a new item for his priority list. He wanted his pitchers to be standouts defensively but he didn’t want to put them through the same basic drills they’d gone through in years past. “They’ve covered…