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Evaluating the Colorado Rockies defense by Fielding Run Value

Purple Row | July 18, 2023

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Last week, MLB researcher Mike Petriello tweeted this:

Fielding run value! All the metrics have been on different scales. A frame is not a block is not a great catch, etc. Now you can find them all in one place, on a run value.

OAA remains as-is, range only. Fielding Run Value includes arm.

Read more --> https://t.co/ZEIvk56eG1 pic.twitter.com/Gwu2peca5P— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) July 13, 2023

I really enjoy considering defensive metrics, so I was eager to see what this one would show.





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