BTW, AJ has the second worst DRS at -5 among catchers so far this year (see here). The only catcher worse is Rivera for Tampa Bay and he's played more than 30 more innings too. So one could argue that AJ has been the very worst considering that.
But I think it's fair to not necessarily take defensive stats at face value, but instead use them strictly to compare to other players that play that same position. For example, last year the stats showed that Heyward was the best RF in baseball. I think that's fair, because it's an apples to apples comparison. Would that mean he was better defensively then the best CF or the best SS, even if his DRS might be higher? Maybe not. Does that mean his value can be strictly computed based on those stats? Maybe not.
thank you weso1!
Dalyn (05-08-2015)