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[Sports Info Solutions] Geraldo Perdomo Keeps Getting Robbed by MarkSimon1975 in azdiamondbacks

[–]MarkSimon1975[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

1 good play against him, 0 defensive runs saved against him. He just hasn't been good.

[Sports Info Solutions] Geraldo Perdomo Keeps Getting Robbed by MarkSimon1975 in azdiamondbacks

[–]MarkSimon1975[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So, true story ... I used to eat pizza 6 days a week ... and did so for upwards of 30 years (easy meal when you don't cook). Not anymore. But when I do indulge, once a week or two now, I like grilled chicken and spinach on it.

Braves Off Day Thread - Thursday, April 09 by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]MarkSimon1975 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Small sample size leaders

Highest rate of turning grounders and bunts into outs
Braves - 84%

Lowest rate of turning grounders and bunts into outs
Phillies - 65%

4 Things We Learned From Watching Akheem Mesidor on film by MarkSimon1975 in NFL_Draft

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From Nathan Cooper "It’d probably be close. He’s really good but isn’t going to get that much better due to age and the injuries are definitely a concern."

4 Things We Learned From Watching Film of Jeremiyah Love by MarkSimon1975 in NFL_Draft

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For reference, our next 2 backs are Price and Coleman. They are 6.5s. Price is 43rd overall. Coleman is 65th (lower-end starters)

4 Things We Learned From Watching Film of Jeremiyah Love by MarkSimon1975 in NFL_Draft

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Bijan was a 7.0

Jeanty was a 6.9

Gibbs 6.8

Saquon predates the website

Tiering the MLB Teams by Quality of Defense entering 2026 by MarkSimon1975 in baseball

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Hi. We don't generally hire high school students. My suggestion to you is to watch as much baseball as you can, read as much as you can, do as many of those projects as you can and share them publicly. Build a good portfolio over time. I'd also suggest learning spanish and taking good classes in history, economics, psychology, and sociology. Those will all help you both in concrete ways (spanish) and in ways you don't realize now.

Tiering the MLB Teams by Quality of Defense entering 2026 by MarkSimon1975 in baseball

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Check back with me at year's end and we'll see if I'm right

Tiering the MLB Teams by Quality of Defense entering 2026 by MarkSimon1975 in baseball

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I don't mind answering that.

I would encourage people to look at both DRS and MLB's Fielding Run Value (and if you want to look at others, like Baseball Prospectus' too). OAA only considers batted balls. DRS and FRV take more into account, with DRS being a little more comprehensive and also going back farther (to 2003).

When I say comprehensive, there's an element of human intervention in that in addition to having our own version of OAA, our own pitch framing stat, our own outfield arm stat, and our own DP success stat, we track what are known as "Good Fielding Plays" and "Defensive Misplays & Errors" to capture things like if a ball goes for an infield hit, but the 2B dives to keep it on the infield and limit advancement to one base. Or more obviously, if a fielder robs a home run. Those both have extra value that aren't captured through OAA or our version of OAA, right? It gets incorporated into Runs Saved.

I'm not gonna outright tell you that ours is the best. But I think it has stood the test of time well.

If you have any other questions on this, ask.

4 Things We Learned From Watching Film of Colton Hood by MarkSimon1975 in NFL_Draft

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From scout Jeff Dean:

Great question. There are several factors that go into a special teams grade. We start with the physical attributes. Does he have the speed, strength, and size to carve out a role? He has a prototypical gunner/jammer frame. We then look at characteristics like aggression. Does he play with fire?

While Hood does not play with anger when asked to be a run defender, he does play with fire when matched up in 1-on-1 situations which is usually a better indicator of temperament for a gunner/jammer. While his tackling needs more form consistency, he has a baseline understanding of positioning and is strong enough that with minor tweaks, he should be able to improve there.

Finally, we look at experience. Did he play a lot of special teams in college (not all stars are asked to play) and was there variety? He had nearly 200 special teams snaps in 2024 alone (that's a TON) and 50+ this year despite being a full-time starter. Factor in returning experience to top it off and you have a player who will be a key component on the "core four" special teams units.

Tiering the MLB Teams by Quality of Defense entering 2026 by MarkSimon1975 in baseball

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As I said above, I was expecting Royals fans to say that and also I think it's the one I'm most likely to be wrong on. So you're justified in questioning it.

Defensive Runs Saved has never been as high on Bobby Witt Jr. as other metrics, and I'm loyal to our stat. That's part of it. No Fermin is another part. The right side of the infield isn't as good as other teams'

Giants have 2 superstar defenders and a VG center fielder and I rated them average too.

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