~~Jeter’s 2008 RZR .846 is while his ZR is .796. Can anyone reconcile that disparity?~~

What’s his Fielding Bible +/- mark? Use that as a tie-breaker.

The revision is for him being the Captain?

Maybe you get extra credit if you’ve got a few less-than-deserved GGs on the mantle?

Jeter’s 2008 RZR .846 is while his ZR is .796. Can anyone reconcile that disparity?

Revised Zone Rating (RZR) is the proportion of balls hit into a fielder’s zone that he successfully converted into an out.

RZR for Jeter:
2005: .792
2006: .805
2007: .777

That’s part of the reason why the Yankees were better in 2006.

Part of the reason why they were terrible in 2005 was the OF of Matsui, Williams and Sheffield.

I think the defense was better player for player last year than in 2006 (M to Z at 1B, Melky in CF, Damon in LF), so I’m not sure that the metric is all that valid an indicator.

~~What was the Yanks rank in this metric since 2005?~~

2005: 22nd out of 30 in MLB
2006: 4th out of 30 in MLB
2007: 14th out of 30 in MLB

How is Baltimore first in this? They have Millar at 1B and Mora at 3B. I guess Roberts is good at 2B and their revolving door SS must be doing well. I’m assuming their OF has to help with this stat.

It would be interesting to see the breakout of the percentage of plays made by the outfield vs the percentage made by the infield by team.

Given the “pitching to contact” nature of the Yankees rotation…this does not bode well for New York this season.
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What was the Yanks rank in this metric since 2005?