So if I didn't waste enough time on Fangraphs, they just enhanced player pages with ADR (Aggregate Defensive Rating). Don't like UZR? Not a fan of Total Zone? Not hip to the Fielding Bible's DRS? - How about an aggregate of all three?
This simple integer value (with its included range of error) takes the onus off of one metric combines it and places it back on all three systems.
Below is a list of the nominal Red Sox starters and a few other interesting players looking at ADRs and their ADR average (Yes an average of an aggregate@!) over the course of the last three seasons.
| Player | Pos. | 10 | 09 | 08 | AVG |
| Pedroia | 2B | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8.67 |
| Youkilis | 1B | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Gonzalez | 1B | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Crawford | LF | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15.67 |
| Ellsbury | CF | 1 | -8 | 5 | -0.67 |
| Drew | RF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Scutaro | SS | -4 | 7 | 9 | 4.00 |
| Lowrie | SS | -2 | 1 | 6 | 1.67 |
| Beltre | 3B | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14.00 |
| Jeter | SS | -10 | 4 | -3 | -3.00 |
| Hunter | CF | -2 | 6 | -6 | -0.67 |
| Longoria | 3B | 14 | 18 | 10 | 14.00 |
So what does this tell us that we didn't already know? Not much
- Crawford is a veritable God in LF
- Pedroia is a very good defensive 2B man
- Ellsbury is a bit below average defensive CFer
- Jeter sucks at SS (and has for some time)
Enjoy
-BZ
There are 14 Comments. Load Now.
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.