Yankees Lead A.L. In Defensive Efficiency
Posted by Steve L. on June 30th, 2010 · Comments (19)
For those not aware, Defensive Efficiency is the rate at which balls put into play are converted into outs by a team’s defense. Here’s where the Yankees rank in the A.L. right now -
| Tm | R/G | DefEff 6 | G | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 4.12 | .709 | 75 | 5961.0 | 2720 | 1987 | 705 | 28 | 75 | .990 |
| TBR | 3.79 | .707 | 75 | 6081.0 | 2818 | 2027 | 743 | 48 | 69 | .983 |
| TEX | 4.27 | .702 | 75 | 6078.0 | 2790 | 2026 | 716 | 48 | 67 | .983 |
| SEA | 4.28 | .702 | 75 | 6006.0 | 2793 | 2002 | 739 | 52 | 67 | .981 |
| OAK | 4.19 | .701 | 77 | 6138.0 | 2897 | 2046 | 802 | 49 | 59 | .983 |
| BOS | 4.60 | .695 | 77 | 6267.0 | 2900 | 2089 | 765 | 46 | 67 | .984 |
| LgAvg | 4.48 | .692 | 76 | 6066 | 2832 | 2022 | 764 | 45 | 70 | .984 |
| TOR | 4.40 | .692 | 77 | 6168.0 | 2931 | 2056 | 836 | 39 | 80 | .987 |
| MIN | 4.07 | .690 | 76 | 6114.0 | 2825 | 2038 | 759 | 28 | 67 | .990 |
| KCR | 4.88 | .689 | 77 | 6123.0 | 2827 | 2041 | 735 | 51 | 65 | .982 |
| DET | 4.47 | .688 | 75 | 5928.0 | 2797 | 1976 | 768 | 53 | 80 | .981 |
| CHW | 4.41 | .684 | 75 | 6021.0 | 2824 | 2007 | 779 | 38 | 73 | .987 |
| BAL | 5.33 | .680 | 75 | 5907.0 | 2744 | 1969 | 731 | 44 | 61 | .984 |
| LAA | 4.79 | .676 | 78 | 6225.0 | 2873 | 2075 | 745 | 53 | 58 | .982 |
| CLE | 5.16 | .674 | 75 | 5913.0 | 2904 | 1971 | 877 | 56 | 93 | .981 |
| 4.48 | .692 | 1062 | 84930.0 | 39643 | 28310 | 10700 | 633 | 981 | .984 |
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So, the good news is that your defense is doing a super job so far this year. Of course, the bad news may be that they’re going to have to keep it up in order for your pitchers to look as good as they have so far this season…
yeah, it really sucks when you do something well. then you have to keep doing it!!!! oh noes.
and don’t tell me about your bolded *may*. another blogger i read, in another context, calls what you’re doing JAQing off. that’s Just Asking Questions.
as in the conclusion to just about everyone of your posts, implicitly or explicitly: “Hey, the Yankees might be in first, but they might suddenly start to suck. What’ll they do then? And how is this Cashman’s fault? I dunno. . . guess we’ll just wait and see.”
see, i’m not SAYING anything, just asking a question. what’s at issue: you don’t really care about the answer, or you’re asking a question the answer to which is inherently unknowable, as in when you say “we’ll have to wait and see.” well, yes, that’s pretty much how life works. but that, combined with your abusive deployment of ellipses suggest an ominous and world-weary tone, as if you’ve seen all this before, that Hughes really actually sucks, that Burnett will be bad in every start, because Cashman faile dto predict evrything perfectly.
and why should you care anyway? you said yourself a month or two ago that you don’t even really like this team anymore.
I’m kinda surprised to see the Yanks #1 on this list considering how much better Jeter played his position last year as compared to this year. I guess the improvements are from Cano, Swisher, and the Gardner/Granderson over Damon/Cabrera? If so, that probably makes sense.
This team has come a long way since 2005. That team was just miserable defensively.
Love to see that we’re beating the “young stud” Rays at the Defense game.
@ alterity: Best way I can address your comments is to tell you to read this:
http://waswatching.com/2008/04/09/some-housekeeping-on-comments-regarding-me/
MJ Recanati wrote:
As am I. I’d rather this than having a team that can score but not play defense, like the 04-05 clubs
Raf wrote:
As a matter of personal preference, perhaps. But since we all know there’s more than one way to skin a cat, my own personal preference is that Jeter, Teixeira and A-Rod start hitting. You’re not going to win many playoff games when your 1, 3 and 4 hitters aren’t hitting consistently.
@ MJ Recanati: A-Rod isn’t hitting?
A-Rod and Tex have both been hitting well in the last week+
The improvement in LF and CF and well also in RF has made them tops on this.
Jake1 wrote:
Not sure if a catcher’s defense is included in that stat, but don’t forget Cervelli catching more often than Posada. That has to help.
What I can’t figure out is who in the Yankees organization is responsible for changing the emphasis from older players who can hit but can’t field, to younger, more athletic players who have range and can field their positions.
Normally, in most organizations, it would be the GM, after consulting with his organizational analysts and sabermetic guys, and the manager. I mean, they might promote guys with athletic/defensive ability, while accepting somewhat lower offensive production, or spend good talent to trade for it, while letting go of aging, more productive hitters who can no longer hold an every day job in the field, because there are other options at DH.
But clearly, this is impossible for the Yankees, who have the worst GM and manager in Major League Baseball.
@ Evan3457:
Love it.
@ MJ Recanati:
@ Evan3457:
Give Giradi and his coaches the credit for having his players in better position…because, outside of the OFers and 1B, it’s the same players who were not leading the league in DEF EFF before…
Does the GM get any credit? Yeah, sure, for spending a boatload on money on the 1B and for having slugs like Giambi and Abreu on the team in the past…making this squad look that much better by comparison.
@ Steve Lombardi:
You live in an alternate reality, clearly.
@ MJ Recanati:
Yeah, I’m living in the DB CG Club.
Don’t Believe In Cashman Genuflection Club
@ Steve Lombardi:
Wherever you want to live is fine with me. You don’t even need to have your facts straight to live there. I hear property values are crashing in that part of town, however. But if you’re good with DBCG then I’m happy for you.
Steve Lombardi wrote:
Who traded for Swisher?
Who traded for Granderson?
Who called up Gardner and gave him a chance, and traded away Melky?
Can’t be Cashman, because all those moves improved the defense.
Evan3457 wrote:
And he didn’t spend a boatload of $$$
