tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post2354781881452127960..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: Yankees Spring Preview: FirstbaseFernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-28259115370570776172010-01-27T10:51:11.565-08:002010-01-27T10:51:11.565-08:00My understanding is UZR works something like this:...My understanding is UZR works something like this:<br /><br />1. Each fielder has a "zone of responsibility" which is the area of the field where he is the most likely fielder to make a play.<br /><br />2. UZR tracks the number of chances a fielder has to make a play on balls hit to his zone and the number of times the fielder makes a play on those balls. I think UZR also rewards players who make plays outside of their zone (e.g., if a CF runs into LF to make a play).<br /><br />3. UZR also factors errors in some way, but I'm not sure how.<br /><br />4. The end UZR value should be read as runs above or below average, with zero being average. <br /><br />So the idea is that UZR tracks range as well as fielding ability. If a fielder makes a lot of plays, regardless of where they are, he will have a high UZR.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-74667742272405318102010-01-26T18:25:29.681-08:002010-01-26T18:25:29.681-08:00That makes sense, Rich, thanks. I never actually h...That makes sense, Rich, thanks. I never actually had it explained to me before. So UZR is really a measure of your range, not necessarily how good you are at your position? <br /><br />Tex next year:<br />.328, 47 HR, 149 RBI bitchaaaaz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-65364059612503391082010-01-26T15:34:09.601-08:002010-01-26T15:34:09.601-08:00UZR just tracks the number of plays a fielder make...UZR just tracks the number of plays a fielder makes when a ball is hit into his "zone." I think Teixeira's UZR was about -1, which is basically average. That does seem strange to me, but from watching him play, Teixeira's fielding strengths seemed to be:<br /><br />1) Making plays around the bag<br />2) Throwing (making him the anti-Giambi)<br /><br />I can't think of him making a whole lot of plays that required him to range far from the bag. Maybe that is where he takes a hit to his UZR. I don't think anyone disagrees that he's a very good fielder though.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-57319667292340183242010-01-26T13:15:02.767-08:002010-01-26T13:15:02.767-08:00But he has a negative UZR!!11!!!! (I'm a big s...But he has a negative UZR!!11!!!! (I'm a big stat person but I just don't understand UZR. Or to be honest, WAR, which somehow came to the conclusion that Ben Zobrist > Albert Pujols. Zobrist is very good but not THAT good.)<br /><br />The guy is awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-36142693340744956142010-01-26T10:24:34.194-08:002010-01-26T10:24:34.194-08:00I would even go as far to say decades to come.
Te...I would even go as far to say decades to come.<br /><br />Teixeira has been a phenomenal addition to this club. I'm looking forward to seeing him mash for years to come.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-79387390297209685052010-01-26T09:54:02.235-08:002010-01-26T09:54:02.235-08:00I don’t think Teixera’s importance can be overstat...I don’t think Teixera’s importance can be overstated. I’m not a stat guy, but his defense alone had to have won us a few games. I look forward to seeing him being one of the leaders of the next Yankee Dynasty that will lay waste to the rest of the league for years to come.cheshirecatnoreply@blogger.com