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re: Chris Reid is having a nice season
Posted on 3/19/18 at 2:05 pm to ProjectP2294
Posted on 3/19/18 at 2:05 pm to ProjectP2294
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People will shite on his defense because he dropped a popup, but in the limited stats we have to work with (fielding pct) he's fielding at a higher rate at 3rd than Smith did last year. And Smith was the high water mark for defensive third basemen recently.
I'm always hesitant to make hasty comparisons such as these on something with as many shortcomings as fielding percentage and errors.
For instance, keeping a hot shot on the infield ruled a hit that prevents a run from scoring doesn't show up on either of those metrics.
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Posted on 3/19/18 at 2:10 pm to therick711
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For instance, keeping a hot shot on the infield ruled a hit that prevents a run from scoring doesn't show up on either of those metrics.
true, and neither does being able to get to balls. If Reid isn't quick enough to get to a ball other fielders could, he doesn't get docked with an error, but that doesn't mean he didn't have a deficiency as a fielder.
Posted on 3/19/18 at 2:16 pm to therick711
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I'm always hesitant to make hasty comparisons such as these on something with as many shortcomings as fielding percentage and errors.
I agree the stat is extremely limited. But we aren't anywhere near having something more that Fld Pct + Eye Ball to judge college defenders.
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