Midseason defensive check-in: infield

Welcome to the the mid-season infield defensive check-in. Just a reminder, for the defensive check-in series we are using Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). You can read more about these two defensive metrics and how they are calculated here.

The 2018 iteration of the Yankees seem to be slightly above average on defense as a whole. They currently rank 11th in baseball with a +17 DRS and 14th in baseball with a +6.5 UZR. As you would guess, anything above zero is considered above average.

Earlier this season, we saw some defensive lapses mentally and some overall shaky defense, but it seems to have stabilized over the last few months. I think that can be attributed to…