The Offishial Show: Is Tim Anderson Still a SS? Evaluating the Marlins' Defense

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The Offishial Show #214

Ely and Daniel prep for the 2024 season by diving into the defensive data with Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions.

Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions joins Ely Sussman and Daniel Rodriguez for a fielding breakdown of notable Miami Marlins players. How do Tim Anderson, Luis Arraez, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Nick Fortes and Jesús Luzardo grade out in terms of defensive runs saved, and what are their specific strengths/weaknesses? Simon takes us under the hood!

As referenced during the conversation, here is Mark Simon's analysis of how the 2023 Marlins excelled at saving runs via their infield positioning. Jody Reed will once again be coaching the club's infielders in 2024, so perhaps he can make Anderson's job easier just like he previously did for Joey Wendle.

Sports Info Solutions provides defensive runs saved data to several public research sites, including The Fielding Bible. You can fiddle around with last season's leaderboards. Luzardo led Miami in 2023 with 7 DRS, while Jean Segura and Chisholm tied for a team-worst -9 DRS.

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