Yankees defensive check-in: infield

This year’s Yankee team has been fun to watch, offensively. However, on the other side of the ball, they leave a lot to be desired.

There have been many mental, and some physical, lapses on defense the first few weeks of the young season. However, most knowledgeable baseball minds all agree: errors and fielding percentage are a poor way to judge a team defensively, so let’s take a look at what the advanced metrics think about the Yankee infield in the early going.

For this exercise, we are going to be looking at Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). You can read more about these two defensive metrics and how they are calculated here.

These values can fluctuate from season…