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Defensive Runs Saved at shortstop, 2013-2017
1. Andrelton Simmons 144
2. Brandon Crawford 58
3. Zack Cozart 44
4. Francisco Lindor 32
5. JJ Hardy 28— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 3, 2018

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Wrote this a couple of weeks ago about how some teams seem to be treating the new luxury tax levels as a hard salary cap, and veteran free agents are getting shut out. https://t.co/BBV8hitkWE

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 3, 2018