Cleveland Guardians infielders are quietly putting up very good defensive performances ... except for the player who is manning the most important defensive position.
For starters, let’s take a look at the stats to see how each regular starter has performed in defensive runs saved, outs above average, and ultimate zone rating (averaged out over 150 games) so far in 2023.
- Andrés Giménez: 7 DRS, 2 OAA, 0.2 UZR/150 (1st in AL in DRS among second basemen, 4th in OAA, 8th in OAA)
- José Ramírez: 2 DRS, 5 OAA, 3.2 UZR/150 (4th in AL in DRS among third basemen, 3rd in OAA, 7th in UZR/150)
- Josh Naylor: -1 DRS, 4 OAA, 1.