Boston.com · Mar 10, 2020
Kevin Pillar doesn’t pay too much attention to MLB’s advanced metrics
New Red Sox outfielder Kevin Pillar isn't a fan of advanced statistics.Kevin Pillar’s highlight reel plays in center field don’t always translate over to statistics and player rankings – but Pillar, 31, doesn’t place too much stock in the numbers, anyway.
The three-time Gold Glove finalist, who signed a one-year deal with the Red Sox in February, finished in the Top 10 of FanGraphs’ defensive runs saved metric from 2015-17, but those numbers have dropped a bit since.
“Analytics is just a piece, maybe a small piece, in determining someone’s value,” Pillar told WEEI‘s Rob Bradford. “I think there are a lot of things analytics don’t take into consideration when it comes to the human element.
