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Thursday, November 20, 2008Position-adjusted statsPosted by Dave StudemanDave Cameron makes a very interesting observation over at Fangraphs. To use Dave's example, when people say stuff like "David DeJesus is a very good center fielder, but his bat makes him just an average left fielder," they're forgetting that DeJesus's defense will increase his "runs prevented" over a replacement left fielder (compared to a replacement center fielder). Dave (Cameron's) point is that the defensive gain often wipes out the offensive loss. I haven't sat down and figured the math myself, though it strikes me that Dave may be overstating the case. It's still a legitimate general point, however, and one worth remembering. Thanks to guys like Dave, sabermetrics is coming along in its appreciation of fielding impact. Dave was called a "national treasure" by Rob Neyer. Seriously. Comments about this article can be sent to him through the miracle of e-mail. CommentsLeave a comment:Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||