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Old 06-08-2009, 11:58 PM   #177 (permalink)
gombrowicz
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Defense

Baltimore Orioles:

Nolan Reimold: should be have the ability to play LF in addition to RF. According to fangraphs, he has played 162.2 innings in LF and only 2.0 innings in RF.

Nolan Reimold Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball


Colorado Rockies:

Carolos Gonzales: has actually spent the majority of his time in the show as a centerfielder. Granted, he’s probably more suited to LF, but he at least should be able to play center, as he started 66 games there in 2008 for the A’s.

Carlos Gonzalez Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball


Kansas City Royals:

Mark Teahen: should be able to play 2B, however poorly. The Royals planned on using him at second this year (he started 3 games there at the beginning of the season), though he has since shifted back over to 3B with the injury to Gordon.

Mark Teahen Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball

Billy Butler / Mike Jacobs: The defensive ratings at 1B for Billy Butler and Mike Jacobs might be tweaked. The Royals found Jacobs so bad defensively they have given the vast majority of the playing time to Butler. For their careers, Butler has a UZR/150 of 1.7 after 90 games started; Jacobs has a UZR/150 of -9.2 after 381 games started.

Billy Butler Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball
Mike Jacobs Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball

Alberto Callaspo: His defensive rating at 2B is probably a little too high. It’s the only position at which he has started more than 21 games in his career, and at this point his UZR/150 is at -4.3 after 97 games started. (His range also certainly doesn’t look very good in person).

Alberto Callaspo Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball


Washington Nationals:

Adam Dunn: This year he has started 29 games in LF, 21 in RF, and 5 at 1B. He should have a rating, however miniscule, for RF.

Adam Dunn Statistics Batting | FanGraphs Baseball
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