Discussion Forum

Forum >> Discussions >> Fielding overrated at SS?   Bookmark This Forum Thread

Post ID Date & Time Game Date Function
shikago
Joined: 11/29/2011
Posts: 229

Inactive

Broken Bat Baseball
http://brokenbat.org/player/145747
This guy with 8 fielding was the SS for the super-bot team in my league. 71 double plays, only 19 errors. A better fielding % than my guy with 15 fielding: http://brokenbat.org/player/120464

Anyway, found it interesting that the penalty for below average fielding at SS over an entire season was so small.
amalric7
Joined: 01/20/2016
Posts: 2235

New York Lancers
IV.2

Broken Bat Baseball
Those are surprisingly good numbers for a SS with that level of fielding! Even allowing for variation in presented numbers with actual scores, you'd still expect a below average fielder at SS to have 30+ errors...which he may well do in the future. One season is a small sample size, and I'd be surprised if he replicates those numbers going forward.
Seca
Joined: 05/05/2014
Posts: 5193

Waterloo Dinosaurs
Legends

Broken Bat Baseball
I think it's kind of funny Suarez's manager is a zero for fielding. Not getting any help there. :)

But ya, lower frequency events are more volatile over a given sample. Compare these two guys again at the ends of their careers.

IMO fielding is not overrated on SS.
Brewnoe
Joined: 03/25/2014
Posts: 814

Fall River Naughty Dawgs
III.3

Broken Bat Baseball
Never know what you'll find when you dig for an old thread ...

I think Puete might beat The Ocho at clipboard holding
Tiger504
Joined: 06/17/2014
Posts: 1314

Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
IV.7

Broken Bat Baseball
I think it is entirely possible that position knowledge counts for a lot. I know they are both capital SS rated but that can still allow a sizable difference. Your guy has played alot at catcher while the other guy appears to be dedicated to SS.
crackit
Joined: 05/15/2013
Posts: 315

Anchorage Lawless
V.8

Broken Bat Baseball
It may be that he is playing half his home games in a domed / turfed stadium without the influence of wind, weather and divots whilst Green Bay play in an open roofed stadium with grass.
shikago
Joined: 11/29/2011
Posts: 229

Inactive

Broken Bat Baseball
Didn't expect to see this thread again! (@Brewnoe - Actually had to call Puente up this series with 2 other SS injured, and he promptly made an error in game 1)

Good thoughts about the position experience & stadium conditions. But any thoughts about the impact of managers on defense? Mine has a 16 rating, the other a literal *zero*! That's a massive disparity, and it didn't seem to matter much. (also should be noted that the other SS was only at 7 fielding for the vast majority of the season)

Updated Thursday, December 6 2018 @ 4:15:41 pm PST


Previous Page | Show All |