2063 - Defensive Plays Above Average

[RonCo]

All right, then, here are the numbers as of the first week. Given sample sizes, they are, of course silly to make any assessments of. However, with all the movement going on this year, I wanted to get a jump on things to make sure that I've properly adjusted the scripts for all our new team names and whatnot.

So, here they are:

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 4/7/2063

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Portland Lumberjacks	1.53	3.29	-0.10	3.05	7.77
Yellow Springs Nine	4.82	0.78	-0.56	2.66	7.70
Jacksonville Zombies	2.58	-0.39	0.68	4.38	7.25
Charm City Jimmies	4.73	0.82	-0.93	1.46	6.08
Hawaii Tropics	-3.08	6.21	-0.34	1.40	4.18
Phoenix Talons	0.94	2.63	-0.26	0.51	3.82
Rosenblatt Bombers	3.13	0.80	0.32	-1.07	3.17
Nashville Bluebirds	-1.99	0.77	0.94	3.28	3.00
Mexico City Aztecs	3.22	0.18	-0.52	-0.22	2.66
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes	1.22	0.28	0.74	0.14	2.38
Boise Spuds	-1.93	0.10	1.31	2.51	1.99
Sacramento Mad Popes	-1.02	2.82	1.44	-1.55	1.68
San Antonio Outlaws	-1.96	0.69	0.33	2.14	1.21
Atlantic City Gamblers	1.30	-0.62	2.02	-1.55	1.16
Charlotte Flyers	2.02	-0.43	1.59	-2.28	0.90
Des Moines Kernels	0.66	-0.76	0.81	-0.14	0.58
Madison Wolves	0.21	2.35	-0.57	-1.58	0.41
Twin Cities River Monsters	4.28	-2.40	-0.58	-1.31	0.00
League	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Cobble Hill Robins	-1.22	1.17	-0.93	-0.12	-1.10
Bikini Krill	-0.96	3.63	-0.20	-3.62	-1.15
Chicago Black Sox	0.73	-3.59	0.53	0.50	-1.84
San Fernando Bears	-1.78	1.55	-0.89	-1.14	-2.27
Montreal Blazers	-1.26	0.07	-0.39	-0.88	-2.46
Las Vegas Hustlers	1.18	-1.71	-0.76	-1.97	-3.26
Louisville Sluggers	0.15	-2.22	0.33	-1.53	-3.28
Austin Shredders	1.16	-5.88	-0.34	1.15	-3.91
Vancouver Mounties	-4.69	0.82	0.69	-2.02	-5.19
Valencia Stars	0.67	-3.84	-0.70	-1.52	-5.39
Brook Park Brownies	-6.20	0.49	-0.81	0.86	-5.65
New Orleans Crawdads	0.76	-2.27	-3.45	-1.69	-6.64
Calgary Pioneers	-4.23	-3.61	0.08	0.89	-6.88
Long Beach Surfers	-4.95	-1.73	0.52	-0.74	-6.91

[BaseClogger]

I’ll be shocked if we’re not top five once this normalizes.

[CTBrewCrew]

....time to update the Viz...

[RonCo]

It's still early, but some things are shaping up...Cobble Hill moving in the direction shoeless wants...and for the first time maybe ever, Bikini eeks over league average. What madness is this world coming to?

APRIL 23, 2063

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Sacramento Mad Popes	6.46	5.70	3.62	2.00	17.79
Charm City Jimmies	8.51	0.85	2.86	2.79	15.02
Jacksonville Zombies	6.76	3.95	0.75	2.55	14.01
Charlotte Flyers	5.31	3.39	2.89	1.68	13.28
Des Moines Kernels	4.23	3.33	4.92	0.77	13.25
Vancouver Mounties	1.14	3.87	2.29	2.76	10.06
Hawaii Tropics	-0.63	7.81	0.54	1.12	8.84
Nashville Bluebirds	-0.64	2.05	1.56	5.51	8.49
Mexico City Aztecs	5.62	-0.29	0.09	2.19	7.62
Portland Lumberjacks	-0.42	5.20	0.15	2.26	7.20
Twin Cities River Monsters	7.10	-4.19	0.88	1.89	5.68
Montreal Blazers	2.12	0.15	-0.63	1.81	3.45
Yellow Springs Nine	8.09	-2.49	-1.52	-0.65	3.44
Cobble Hill Robins	1.27	4.66	0.17	-2.88	3.22
Bikini Krill	-4.87	5.82	2.92	-1.64	2.23
Boise Spuds	-3.60	-1.56	5.18	2.15	2.18
Las Vegas Hustlers	2.34	1.64	-3.94	1.10	1.13
League	0	0	0	0	0
Madison Wolves	-3.45	3.89	-1.50	-0.62	-1.69
Rosenblatt Bombers	5.31	-2.92	-0.81	-4.12	-2.53
Phoenix Talons	2.02	-1.02	-2.68	-0.94	-2.61
Louisville Sluggers	0.99	-3.49	0.16	-0.31	-2.64
San Fernando Bears	-2.59	5.60	-3.30	-2.41	-2.69
San Antonio Outlaws	-3.79	-0.13	-1.96	1.71	-4.17
Calgary Pioneers	-8.32	-2.16	1.30	4.21	-4.98
Atlantic City Gamblers	3.18	-4.79	0.42	-5.28	-6.47
Austin Shredders	0.12	-7.33	0.11	-1.32	-8.42
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes	-2.05	-3.23	-3.76	-0.18	-9.22
Chicago Black Sox	0.46	-10.69	1.14	-2.18	-11.27
Brook Park Brownies	-17.67	6.63	1.02	-1.70	-11.71
Long Beach Surfers	-7.45	-4.21	-3.15	-3.27	-18.07
Valencia Stars	-4.42	-8.78	-3.24	-3.41	-19.85
New Orleans Crawdads	-11.18	-7.26	-6.49	-5.60	-30.53

[BaseClogger]

Jacksonville handling groundballs so effectively is baffling.

[RonCo]

Jacksonville handling groundballs so effectively is baffling.

Above average everywhere but SS, and a couple zones (3L, 34D, 56) probably sample-size bloated:

JAX - PAA	3L	3	34	4	4M	6M	6	56	5	5L
SHALLOW	0	0.10	1.05	-0.48	-1.03	-0.75	-0.44	0.92	0.49	0
MID	1.67	0.12	0.49	0.92	0.43	0.28	0.61	1.69	0.15	-0.45
DEEP	0	-0.16	4.16	0.98	-0.12	-1.53	-1.37	-0.54	-0.41	0

[BaseClogger]

Manuel is a good second baseman but was +1.4 ZR. In 2062. Conventional wisdom says Takimoto’s arm should hurt him (if 3B defense even matters).

[CTBrewCrew]

We are Trending in the wrong direction

[CTBrewCrew]

Updated - and WOW what a difference just the first month makes from where BRK was to where Cobble Hill is now defensively. Check in the box for @shoeless.db

BBA Defensive Plays Above Avg

[RonCo]

Manuel is a good second baseman but was +1.4 ZR. In 2062. Conventional wisdom says Takimoto’s arm should hurt him (if 3B defense even matters).

In this case it's been worth about two plays above average.

[RonCo]

Takamoto's 7 range probably helps him in the 56 zones, and maybe down the line.

[RonCo]

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 6/17/2063


SAC proving that top-notch defense does not guarantee winning. NSH, MTL, VAN, CCJ arguing the opposite way.

My BIK is falling again, but it's mostly infield...which is maybe a result of shifts due to Keith Williams' injury.

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Sacramento Mad Popes	24.93	10.92	3.08	4.22	43.15
Nashville Bluebirds	15.21	12.49	1.25	2.05	31.00
Montreal Blazers	-0.44	11.52	1.08	17.74	29.90
Vancouver Mounties	5.84	17.26	0.76	5.56	29.41
Charm City Jimmies	13.34	-1.57	7.46	8.11	27.34
Charlotte Flyers	16.67	1.68	2.01	1.49	21.86
Mexico City Aztecs	21.69	-4.10	-3.01	3.93	18.51
Boise Spuds	-3.77	6.04	6.88	7.99	17.14
Hawaii Tropics	0.85	17.65	1.04	-3.38	16.16
Louisville Sluggers	23.13	-7.14	-3.86	3.24	15.37
Des Moines Kernels	5.03	7.61	8.68	-7.60	13.72
Yellow Springs Nine	16.26	-2.58	-0.31	-0.18	13.19
Calgary Pioneers	13.13	-5.01	-5.56	7.68	10.24
San Fernando Bears	-12.89	18.18	-5.59	8.78	8.48
Jacksonville Zombies	-13.04	6.95	-2.80	15.58	6.69
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes	6.26	0.61	-2.27	-0.80	3.80
Las Vegas Hustlers	5.24	-2.70	-0.93	1.87	3.48
Cobble Hill Robins	-2.97	10.20	-0.28	-6.58	0.38
League	0	0	0	0	0
Twin Cities River Monsters	6.35	-6.45	-0.23	-3.59	-3.92
Phoenix Talons	-0.03	-4.23	-3.24	3.39	-4.11
Atlantic City Gamblers	7.09	-10.06	3.78	-5.87	-5.06
Chicago Black Sox	0.12	-12.93	6.37	0.50	-5.94
Portland Lumberjacks	-3.00	-9.08	0.57	5.50	-6.01
Madison Wolves	4.28	8.23	-3.19	-17.43	-8.11
San Antonio Outlaws	-13.11	-6.22	8.30	1.03	-10.00
Rosenblatt Bombers	3.62	-7.47	2.75	-13.72	-14.82
Long Beach Surfers	-8.24	-6.83	3.85	-5.47	-16.69
Bikini Krill	-19.14	0.19	-0.47	-5.23	-24.65
Austin Shredders	-19.23	-8.77	-1.50	-1.43	-30.93
Brook Park Brownies	-45.76	11.45	-9.02	-5.16	-48.50
Valencia Stars	-10.60	-27.17	-7.57	-8.75	-54.09
New Orleans Crawdads	-36.81	-18.65	-8.05	-13.46	-76.97

[BaseClogger]

Bikini is winning in spite of its defense. Can’t really say that about any other teams. Maybe Rosenblatt.

[RonCo]

Portland, Phoenix, and Twin Cities are all gently below average defensively by this metric, too.

[BaseClogger]

Yep, but big difference between -25 and low single digits.

[Dington]

I'm happy with this.

[Krathan]

I happy with these results so far.

[Lane]

surprised i'm so bad on fly balls.

[Graham]

As a groundball pitcher, Paul Glass is gonna want to see that Krill infield pick it up a bit.

[Trebro]

So funny story. We have 3 of the 4 same infielders and all same 3 outfielders and yet our defense is significantly better than last season. What the heck is that all about?