Is Center Field Becoming Baseball’s Ultimate Defensive Fortress?
Choosing the punch of offense, the snazzy name for the All-Star ballot or top-10 list, becomes much easier when you’re just eyeballing it. What’s another dollop of butter ever hurt?
Teams are not eyeballing it on defense any longer, and haven’t been for a while. Statcast’s defensive metrics are tracking player movements in the field in ways that allow for more confident conclusions about defensive skills and the value they can generate.
MLB.com analyst Mike Petriello convincingly argued this summer that outfield defenders are better than they’ve ever been. The metrics aren’t just following the trend; they’re informing it and fueling it.
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