PLAYERS:
Derek Jeter,
Jason Varitek,
Gerald Laird,
Joe Mauer,
Kendry Morales,
Miguel Cabrera,
Mark Teixeira,
Placido Polanco,
Dustin Pedroia,
Evan Longoria,
Adrian Beltre,
Elvis Andrus,
David DeJesus,
Carl Crawford,
Johnny Damon,
Jason Bay,
Franklin Gutierrez,
Mark Buehrle
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox
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Catcher: Catcher’s defense is by far the toughest to quantify, as there really isn’t a metric for it, and you pretty much have to go exclusively by stats like runners thrown out, passed balls, and dare I say, fielding percentage.
Deserving Winner: Jason Varitek
Reasoning: Highest RF/9 (range factor per game) among AL catchers by far, and tied for the highest fielding percentage with Gerald Laird.
Who I Expect to Win: Jason Varitek or Joe Mauer
Reasoning: If there’s one position that’s going to be decided by reputation, it’s going to be catcher, and they both have reputations as excellent defensive catchers, whether it’s true or not.
First Base:
Deserving Winner: Kendry Morales
Reasoning: He has far superior range to any other AL first baseman at 4.6 range runs above average (Miguel Cabrera has the 2nd most with 1.6), and the highest UZR at 4.8.
Who I Expect to Win: Mark Teixeira
Reasoning: Despite the fact tha...
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