Tag: DRS

Analytics Corner: Mets Defense and Shifting

Note: All statistics cited in this article are current through the All-Star Break. Over the past several seasons, the Mets have earned the reputation of being a below average defensive team. Indeed, while defensive metrics are notoriously fickle, the underlying numbers back up that sentiment. For example, from 2017 through 2020, the Mets ranked 29th, 26th, 26th and 25th, respectively, in...

MMO Exclusive: Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions Talks Defense

Sports Info Solutions has been an industry leader of in-depth data and analysis for almost two decades, with their flagship defensive stat, Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), being one of their most well-known contributions. DRS attempts to measure how many runs a player saved on defense, and has been one of most utilized statistics when looking to quantify a player’s value defensively. Sports...