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  • Stat Of The Week: Good To See Alex Gordon On The Hall Of Fame Ballot

    Stat Of The Week: Good To See Alex Gordon On The Hall Of Fame Ballot

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    Mark Simon

    Photo: Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire The Hall of Fame ballot came out a few weeks ago and so we’re in for lots of debates and discussions and everything that comes with one of the most polarizing topics in sports. This is not a strong ballot when it comes to first-time candidates, with Cole Hamels the best…

  • Stat of the Week: The Fielding Bible All-Decade Team

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    Mark Simon

    Which players were best in the field from 2010 to 2019?

  • Stat of the Week: 2018 Year-End Awards

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    Mark Simon

    We’re nearing the end of the year, so this seems like an appropriate time to bestow some statistically-driven baseball awards for 2018. These will round out the awards already given by the BBWAA. Without further ado… The Hard-Hitter Award Baseball Info Solutions charting is such that every batted ball is deemed hard, medium or soft-hit,…

  • Visualizing the Range of MLB’s Best and Worst Outfielders in 2018

    Visualizing the Range of MLB’s Best and Worst Outfielders in 2018

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    Andrew Kyne

    By ANDREW KYNE The primary component of Baseball Info Solutions’ Defensive Runs Saved metric is the Range & Positioning system, which rates each fielder’s success at converting batted balls into outs. Fielding Bible Award winners Alex Gordon (LF), Lorenzo Cain (CF), and Mookie Betts (RF) were among the best at their respective positions in 2018…

  • Stat of the Week: Who were June’s top defensive players?

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    Mark Simon

    The race for Defensive Player of the Month was a tight battle and, in the end, a pair of players tied for the top spot in our voting. So let’s salute Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner and Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon as June’s top defenders. Turner is one of the most improved defensive players in baseball. He…

  • Alex Gordon had a great defensive week

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    Mark Simon

    By MARK SIMON The 22-49 Kansas City Royals don’t have much to be happy about these days, but the defensive play of Alex Gordon provided at least one positive this weekend. Gordon had four Good Fielding Plays in the three-game series against the Astros this weekend (Good Fielding Plays are Web Gem-type plays and other…

  • Who are the best outfielders at avoiding mistakes?

    Who are the best outfielders at avoiding mistakes?

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    Mark Simon

    Continuing our look at the most mistake-free players in baseball, we focus on the likes of Alex Gordon and A.J. Pollock.