My ZR-based numbers concur with the assessment that we've got the best defense in the league.
Of course, it's more interesting when broken down individually. Fielding runs above average:
Iannetta 1.09
Torrealba 1.00
Helton 10.06
Baker 1.32
Matsui 8.79
Carroll 7.36 (in limited playing time... even when slugging under .300, he's not entirely worthless)
Tulowitzki 10.86
Atkins -13.18
Holliday 10.89
Taveras -7.89
Spilborghs 0.54
Sullivan -0.50
Hawpe -1.79
I just updated these spreadsheets for the first time since leaving the States; before the update, Atkins was at -7. So he managed to cost us six runs in a month. All the crap you guys have given him recently seems to be justified.
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