Source: www.draysbay.com --- Monday, October 02, 2017
Even with significant time lost to injury, KK leads the way Heading into the season the Tampa Bay Rays wanted to get back to being a good defensive team. They signed Colby Rasmus to man left field. They re-signed Logan Morrison in part for his defense (compared to other free agent options). Peter Bourjos was picked up for cash considerations at the end of spring training. Their first trade in July was for Adeiny Hechavarria . The defensive metrics were fans of the Rays work. At the Fielding Bible via Baseball Info Solutions the Rays were the best team on the defensive side of the ball. Best teams by Defensive Runs Saved ( @FieldingBible ) Rays Red Sox Dodgers Indians Worst Mets Tigers Phillies Athletics Full list here http://pic.twitter.com/O3MlwCcgnN — Mark Simon (@msimonespn) October 2, 2017 The defense saved an impressive 89 runs with 38 credited to shifting. They led the league with 51 DRS ignoring shifting. How does DRS breakdown by position: Pitcher: -2 Alex Cobb was the leader among pitchers at +6 DRS. Blake Snell (+3), Jacob Faria (+2), Alex Colome (+1), and Ryan Garton (+1) were the others who came in above average. Chris Archer (-3), Steve Cishek (-3), and Austin Pruitt (-4) were the laggards of the group. Catcher: -9 None of the four catchers the Rays used this year came in above average. Jesus Sucre (-1), Daniel Norris (-2), and Wilson Ramos (-6) all received 450-500 innings behind the plate and cost the team a handful of r ...
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