So How Good Might the 2010 Red Sox Defense Be?

As Yankee fans, we generally keep an eye on our divisional rivals in the North East. In 2009, the Red Sox fell short of a strong Yankee team before bowing out to the Los Angeles Angels of California in the ALDS. While the Red Sox had a good overall season winning 95 games and taking the wild card, one area where they were pretty poor was on defense. Here's how the Red Sox rated at each position defensively in 2009 using standard zone rating and UZR. TM POS zRS uRS aRS Bos 1B 3 5 4 Bos 2B 7 9 8 Bos 3B -7 -12 -9 Bos CF -11 -20 -15 Bos LF -21 -12 -17 Bos RF -1 9 4 Bos SS -7 8 0 Bos Total -36 -14 -25 zRS: Defensive runs saved above average using zone rating uRS: Defensive runs saved above average using UZR aRS: Average of zRS and uRS The primary big disparity between ZR and UZR is the Green Monster. Standard zone rating counts chances off the wall as playable for some bizarre re...