Yankees Defense Should Be Better in '09

Found February 09, 2009 on The Chuck Knoblog:

Yankees Defense Should Be Better in '09

TEAMS: New York Yankees
PLAYERS: Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira, Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Johnny Damon, Xavier Nady, Brett Gardner

According to Fangraphs' UZR, via RLYW, the Yankees project to be seven runs above average defensively this year, a 46 run (or roughly 4 and a half win) upgrade over last year's team. Let's break this down a little. While Fangraphs expects slight regressions from Jeter, A-Rod, and Damon, the ...

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