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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Best and Worst of 2007 UZR
Here are the top and bottom 3 at each position, minimum of 100 defensive games in the IF and 81 games in the OF. Numbers are runs above or below average at that position prorated to 150 defensive games, based on the number of caught balls by an average fielder (x amount of caught balls = 1 defensive game). Everyone is normalized to the NL and AL combined, so, for example, the total of all the AL SS could be negative.
1B
Best
NL
Helton +18
Pujols +14
LaRoche +13
AL
Kotchman +20
Casey +8
Morneau/Youkilis +5
Worst
NL
Howard -9
Fielder -9
Berkman -8
AL
Sexson -11
Garko -6
Pena -5
2B
Best
NL
Utley +16
Hudson +15
Giles +6
AL
Ellis +25
Cano +15
Hill +14
Worst
NL
Kent -23
Uggla -17
Johnson -13
AL
Kinsler -9
Barfield -7
Roberts -4
SS
Best
NL
Reyes +23
Tulowitzki +20
Vizquel +16
AL
Pena +10
Cabrera +6
Bartlett +4
Worst
NL
Ramirez -20
Lopez -14
Eckstein -10
AL
Jeter -27
Guillen -24
Young -15
3B
Best
NL
Feliz +28
Rolen +24
Ramirez +6
AL
Inge +12
Beltre +5
Gordon +4
Worst
NL
Cabrera -28
Atkins -23
Bautista -12
AL
Fields -17
Figgins -11
Glaus -5
LF
Best
NL
Soriano +16
Holliday +13
Gonzalez +11
AL
No one above zero!
Worst
NL
Burrell -34
Bonds -23
Lee -18
AL
Ramirez -33
Ibanez -30
Matsui -15
CF
Best
NL
Rowand +14
Beltran +8
Cameron +7
AL
Sizemore +26
Granderson +18
Dejesus/Crisp +13
Worst
NL
Roberts -26
Hall -16
Young -11
AL
Suzuki -14
Upton -14
Matthews -8
RF
Best
NL
Victorino +20
Kearns +13
Winn +7
AL
Ordonez +14
Teahan +5
Dye +2
Worst
NL
Griffey -16
Hawpe -15
Green -5
AL
Guillen -21
Young -15
Cuddyer -14
That’s all folks!