Cubs Quick Hits – 01/26/2017: Javier Baez Rated Top Defensive 2B in New Report
Using Fans Scouting Report — an annual project conducted by Tom Tango (the founder of FIP and basically the godfather of advanced metrics) — Javier Baez ranked #1 for second basemen with a score of +13. Based on the chart below, that puts Javy in pretty elite company.R
| Defensive Ability | FSR |
|---|---|
| Gold Glove Caliber | +15 |
| Great | +10 |
| Above Average | +5 |
| Average | 0 |
| Below Average | -5 |
| Poor | -10 |
| Awful | -15 |
As FanGraphs said,
Obviously, the Fan Scouting Report is based on subjective ratings, but the idea is that fans watch their team on a daily basis and are quite knowledgeable about their team’s players. When taken in a large enough group, fans can theoretically provide an accurate measure of a player’s overall defensive ability and ranking.
Surprised? Didn’t think so.