Sports Info Solutions
Category: John Dewan’s Stat of the Week
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Stat of the Week: 2024 Minor League Defensive Standouts
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Athletics outfield prospect Colby Thomas likes to play the outfield like he’s playing another sport. “The plays that you’re just full sprint and you fully extend and grab one,” Thomas said in a recent interview on The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast. “I feel like those are really cool. I feel like a receiver in…
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Stat of the Week: Shohei Ohtani And How MLB Players Slide Into Bases
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Shohei Ohtani hasn’t slid head first all season. Who else approaches sliding like that?
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Stat of the Week: Potential Playoff Teams Ranking Worst in Defensive Runs Saved
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Photo:Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire Of the 12 teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today, 4 rank in the bottom 10 in Defensive Runs Saved. This is more teams than 2022 (1) and 2023 (2) combined. The Phillies, who were bottom 10 in each of the previous two seasons, are not among…
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Stat of the Week: Aaron Judge, Blake Perkins, and Home Run Robberies
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Two of the best homer robbers in MLB made great catches early this week.
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Stat of the Week: A Strong Brew In Milwaukee
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Milwaukee is a team that has defenders you don’t want to hit the ball to.
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Stat of the Week: Defenses Can’t Stop Bobby Witt Jr.
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The Royals shortstop’s numbers are in part due to the pressure he puts on defenses to make plays quickly
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Stat of the Week: Most Improved Defensive Players
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Jarren Duran and Elias Díaz have made the biggest improvements in their defensive game.
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July’s Defensive Players of the Month
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Two of the best in the game were two of the best this month
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Stat of the Week: What A Turnaround For The Mets
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Their defense has been a big part of their recent success.
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Note to MLB Teams: Are You Sure You Don’t Want Kevin Kiermaier?
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The best defensive center fielder since Defensive Runs Saved was first calculated still has some playmaking in him.