Freddie to third base??

[Enscheff]

I hear ya, but I've convinced myself to give this a chance to see what happens. If Freddie turns himself into a -10 3B or better, that gives us a lot more flexibility such as:

- Give Adams more time to see if this hot streak is for real
- Explore options like Matt Kemp to 1B in the offseason, to see if we can find a meaningful upgrade in LF
- Allow us to look at 1B replacement rather than 3B options, which should be easier and much more cost effective

That is assuming the Braves are even looking at defensive stats, which at this point, I'm not certain they are (evidenced by the lack of late-game defensive replacement opportunities that are not acted upon)

It's not...

His HR rate has predictably dropped all the way down to 19.4%, and still has a ways to go to get to his career norms. Equally predictably, his OPS has dropped to .868.

Nothing else about his profile has changed. His excellent stat line was fueled exclusively by an unsustainable HR rate that is now coming down, and with it, his overall numbers.

 

[thewupk]

Don't know. But as of 7/6, he has been worth 0.0 dWAR on BR and -1.2 runs on FG. So we can watch those numbers change going forward.

He has no defensive data for 3rd yet. Likely won't have any DRS data for a week and no UZR data until the end of the month

Does he get a boost just from moving to 3b?

He will get a positional adjustment boost but that should be off set by being a -10 defender at 3rd or so. We'll see how the data shakes out.

 

[smootness]

He has no defensive data for 3rd yet. Likely won't have any DRS data for a week and no UZR data until the end of the month

I know that, I was listing those numbers as a baseline going forward.

 

[thewupk]

I know that, I was listing those numbers as a baseline going forward.

You can break it down by position. It will be easy to see how well he translates over there assuming he has a decent amount of time at 3rd.

 

[smootness]

You can break it down by position. It will be easy to see how well he translates over there assuming he has a decent amount of time at 3rd.

Where do you find those numbers?

 

[Enscheff]

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5361&position=1B#fielding

Scroll down to Advanced Fielding. There is no UZR entry yet for 3B.

 

[smootness]

Sweet, thanks.