Of all ML center fielders, Brett Gardner had the third highest UZR/150with a +15.4.
*Minimum 600 innings played in position.
Of all ML center fielders, Brett Gardner had the third highest UZR/150with a +15.4.
*Minimum 600 innings played in position.
4 Comments
Brian Doyle Mack Daddy December 19, 2009 22:10
While Gardner is 3rd highest among cfs, guess who’s 3rd lowest?
Our favorite native american centerfielder. Mr. Ellsbury.
Bronx Blogger December 20, 2009 01:22
UZR is affected by where you play, right?
how would switching to yankee stadium affect granderson?
House on a Hill December 20, 2009 14:16
You can’t assume this guy is this defensibly talented based on one year’s worth of UZR data, even UZR/150 can’t make up for the year to year fluctuations. I’ll give you that he’s always had a good rep in terms of range, and that moving him to left would almost certainly turn him into an elite fielding LF should he start, but its not time to anoint him the next Frank Gutierez or anything.
I do think that if the yankees are gonna trade Melky or Brett they should try to keep Brett because of the defense. Him and Granderson will catch enough fly balls to make up for the times Siwsher is too high to get to easy pop ups.
RustyJohn December 20, 2009 20:52
When you look at that chart, how sick is Franklin Gutierrez? And the M’s essentially got him for JJ Putz? Good trade, Minaya.