Bronx Pinstripes · May 5, 2018
Yankees Defensive Check In: Outfield
The Yankees have been playing much better baseball lately, and part of that has been because of the outfield defense. Let’s take a look at what the advanced metrics think of the outfield defense so far in 2018.
Since our outfielders play multiple positions, I have listed the meaningful stats for each position. 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 to season, but this is just a “defensive check in” so let’s look at the data. (Insert small sample size disclaimer here).
Right Field