pollythewog Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 If Adeiny's defense was as good as the marlins FO thought it was, I'd be pretty happy with his .661 ops right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The hard part about baseball and most other sports is that the exact same play will never happen, so we'll never be able to see just how another player would react to the play. I am assuming that another SS makes the play with a little less effort, but what do I know, really? I just think that an elite defender needs the instincts to immediately make a move toward the ball without hesitation. Like in that gif above, how many balls have we seen go between Hech and McGehee? It isn't because Hech lacks talent or speed, it's because he probably takes his first step the wrong way, or hesitates before taking his first step at all. Your last point is a valid one, Hech's speed DOES make up for his poor first step, but that's what separates him from the true elite defenders. Imagine if he had a great first step AND the speed we know he has. THEN he'd be the elite defender he has shown flashes of being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 If Adeiny's defense was as good as the marlins FO thought it was, I'd be pretty happy with his .661 ops right now. Absolutely. There is tons of value in defense up the middle. Player OFF DEF fWAR Hech -8.3 -2.8 0.3 Simmons -10.7 13.3 1.8 Simmons is a fairly significantly worse hitter than Hech (this season) and yet his defense makes him SIX times more valuable than Hech, per fWAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That was a pretty good read, Song. I like where the writer is coming from and I think he's spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 To be fair, here's the other side of the argument: http://oncloudconine.mlblogs.com/2014/08/25/hech4gg-and-10-gifs-to-prove-it/?partnerId=as_mia_20140825_30441546 Note that, in my opinion, the ability to make great plays should not supersede the expectation of expected outs becoming such. Also, shit, that sentence sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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