Infield shifts are just the beginning.
Are teams passing up an advantage by not telling their corner outfielders to trade places based on the batter?
An open letter in response to Murray Chass’ recent rant about fielding metrics and the Gold Gloves.
Carlos Gomez is a prolific home run thief, but he might not be the only fielder having a special defensive season.
Does a good fielder make the fielders around him better or worse?
Do substitute defenders perform worse in the field than starters?
How long fielding stats take to stabilize.
Why Jon Heyman’s questions about WAR are worth asking, and answering.
Is it worth paying certain pitchers more for what they do when they’re not on the mound?
BIS addressed one problem with their defensive metric that was making Brett Lawrie look better than he is.
Max crunches the numbers and comes up with the top 10 catchers of the 2012 season based on overall value both at and behind the plate.
Bone up on the basics of scouting with a primer on evaluating a prospect’s running, fielding, and throwing ability.
Is the shifty Brett Lawrie truly the amazing fielder that some defensive metrics claim he is?