im jsut sayin his UZR/150 from 07 to 08 is a lil weird… he was like -20 in 07 then +20 for 08

its quite the difference

I wouldn’t throw out OBP because that’s been around for a while, even before it was thought of as a stat the idea of a combination of a player’s ability to get on base and slug was a valuable evaluation tool. Aside from that, I can take his major league OBP within the context of his minor league track record. I’d know that a guy like Anderson doesn’t really have a high OBP, so if it’s too high it’s a fluke of a small sample size, (just like it’s a fluke if it’s too low).

Saying the system is flawed and using Anderson’s rating as an example of why is wrong, and you’re right about that, but somebody pointed out the huge and inexplicable differences for Orlando Hudson, who may not be an amazing second baseman, but he’s certainly above average. The point is, using this system as the key tool to evaluate a player’s defense is flawed, if for no other reason than it can be skewed so wildly. You have to take the player’s history in context too. Gregor Blanco is an outstanding defender and I’m not gonna buy into a system that can’t recognize that, regardless of the sample size.

That’s funny, cause I never thought KJ was that bad at second, in fact I think he’s improved tremendously over his two years there. He’s never gonna be very above average because his actions aren’t fluid there, (it seems like you can see his mental process while he’s making the plays, having to think about everything he’s doing) and he has a propensity to make more dumb mistakes than most guys, but I think he’s a pretty solid defender.

Oh yeah, we’re definitely still friends. You’re a TC treasure.