June’s Defensive Players of the Month
There were many deserving candidates but we felt these three stood out among the pack.
There were many deserving candidates but we felt these three stood out among the pack.
It's a team for whom defensive positioning has made a notable difference this season
It's a team with three Gold Glove infielders and one of the worst records in MLB.
It has been a group effort, but we'd expect nothing less from the Rays.
These are some of the players against whom the positioning cards are worth heeding.
If you're going to talk about the Yankees defense this year, you could be talking about the success of their pitching staff at fielding their position.
Olson already has 11 Runs Saved, an inordinately high total for a first baseman this early in the season. So what's going on here?
Tigers third basemen rank No. 1 at the position in Runs Saved this season. They've come a long way, but they're not the only ones.
The Guardians rank 29th in the range and infield throwing component of Defensive Runs Saved, but they're the best in baseball when combining everything else.
Already 5 players who have previously won a Fielding Bible Award lead their positions, just a month into the season.