SURPRISE, Ariz. – Greg Maddux came to Arizona to teach fielding and hit golf balls. And right now he’s all out of golf balls. The Hall of Fame pitcher came to...
– check that, a lot of brushing up – on how to act when they suddenly find themselves part of the actual defense.
And those were just plays where there was an assignable error. There isn’t a true gauge for other makeable plays, times being slow to first to cover on a grounder to the right side, not being in position to back up a base resulting in a runner advancing on an overthrow. According to Fangraphs, the Rangers were 7, 23rd overall, in defense runs saved from the pitcher, which tries to measure every element of fielding.
“I’ve done more with [pitcher fielding] than ever before,” said Jon Gray. “I think part of that is because of our situation last year. It’s just being more emphasized. “I feel almost like in the past, I was with teams where we did PFP [pitchers fielding practice] because that’s just what we did,” Martín Pérez said. “Now, it’s about being part of the defense. We are part of the infield, too. It needs to be important to us. It makes a difference. The little things matter.”
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