The Red Sox defense

[CrespoBlows]

There is no nice way to put this, but the Red Sox defense has been atrocious this year. They rank 29th in DER. No team ranked that badly has ever managed to win the World Series. They have been very lucky that Lester has decided to K every batter that he faces, otherwise the holes would be a lot more apparent, Looking at Smoltz .390 BABIP, along with Penny's .326 BABIP, maybe they are still in Boston if the defense is as good as it was last year? The numbers are troubling:

 

UZR

 

Ellsbury - (-)14.5, probably due to his belief that running the other way when the ball is hit is the best way to catch it.

Lowell - (-)11.4, he's hasn't been improving, he's merely slowed the rate of regression.

Bay - (-)17.1

Youkilis 3B - (-)4.0

 

They don't have Varitek, but the fact that he's caught 13.6% (????) of all SBA's makes me believe that he has at least cost them ten runs.

 

Counting the other negative contributions from Green, and Lugo. The Red Sox have lost about five or six wins, solely due to the defense.

 

Whatever happens this year, the Red Sox need to overhaul their defense.

[RWTP24]

Ok, i asked what is UZR on the other post, so i guess I'll ask here too. What does it stand for and how does it work?

[Dojji]

I think a lot of this is just year to year variation. Youks for his career is an above average 3B, and NWIH Ellsbury is actually that bad defensively

[TheKilo]

Ellsbury is not a very good defensive player, I'll keep saying it til I am blue in the face. Below average reads, terrible arm, very good range.

 

The whole package is mediocre at best.

[mvp 78]

The whole package is mediocre at best.

 

I blame my parents for naming their dog after him (a king charles cavalier, yuck). At least I had the smarts to name my dog after Pedro.

[BSN07]

Ok' date=' i asked what is UZR on the other post, so i guess I'll ask here too. What does it stand for and how does it work?[/quote']

 

Ultimate Zone Rating

[ORS]

UZR, part I

 

UZR, part II

[BSN07]

UZR' date=' part I[/url']

 

UZR, part II

 

Thanks ORS. I was going to look it up for him, but got side tracked:lol:

[RWTP24]

Ultimate Zone Rating

 

Thank you!

 

UZR' date=' part I[/url']

 

UZR, part II

 

So, there is to types?

[ORS]

Use the links and read it, lazy.

[RWTP24]

Use the links and read it' date=' lazy.[/quote']

 

 

Oh hell, I'm really sorry.... lol I didn't realize those where links. Sorry again.