The All-Time Defense Team

Who is the best defensive player at this or that position?  How do we judge?  Is it single season just as Doc Gooden made a career on two unbelievable years or is it the culmination of a career of excellence?  When we did our All Time Draft, these were questions that were answered on a variety of levels by a variety of different drafters.  We learned that Coach K emphasized the whole package by drafting guys like Barry Larkin and Todd Helton and that I was maybe a bit partial to the career long ball numbers.  With all these in mind, lets assemble the team that pitchers would love to have behind them from all time. The team is based solely on defense and nods don’t go to guys with better offensive numbers though I’m sure a pitcher would like to have a masher or two to help put up some runs. I’ll be referencing Total Zone Runs (TZR) throughout and in case you were wondering (From b-r.com) Total Zone Runs is a fielding tool that measures the number of runs above or below average the pl...