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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

2009 AL Team Positional Splits Sorted By WAR through May 5

WAR stands for wins above replacement. Read the legend after the first chart for more detail. The splits below are totals for games played at position. So these include the backups at every position, but don't combine time from other positions. So, for example, Jorge Posada's DH splits are not part of the C splits, but they are in the DH splits. These don't include catcher defense since I don't have that spreadsheet handy, but include zone rating defense for all other non-DH positions. While UZR is probably better than ZR, it's not updated daily so I'm not using it for this particular exercise.

Splits are from Baseball Reference, zone rating from CNNSI.



Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 CLE C 113 .326/.416/.537 16 7.5 0 7.5 0.8
2 OAK C 96 .326/.365/.472 13 6.2 0 6.2 0.6
3 NYY C 105 .308/.394/.538 13 5.3 0 5.3 0.5
4 MIN C 94 .337/.394/.442 13 5.3 0 5.3 0.5
5 TOR C 118 .303/.330/.468 13 3.9 0 3.9 0.4
6 LAA C 95 .286/.409/.494 11 3.5 0 3.5 0.3
7 KCR C 98 .264/.306/.538 10 2.1 0 2.1 0.2
8 BOS C 103 .216/.320/.432 9 1.1 0 1.1 0.1
9 CHW C 94 .261/.309/.398 8 0.3 0 0.3 0.0
10 DET C 95 .220/.305/.317 7 0.1 0 0.1 0.0
11 TEX C 96 .244/.292/.356 7 -0.4 0 -0.4 0.0
12 BAL C 100 .170/.270/.307 6 -1.1 0 -1.1 -0.1
13 SEA C 97 .220/.242/.308 5 -2.9 0 -2.9 -0.3
14 TBR C 104 .204/.220/.337 4 -4.1 0 -4.1 -0.4
Legend
PA: Plate appearances
AVG/OBP/SLG: Batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage
BR: Batting runs using linear weights
BRAR: BR above replacement level (position and playing time adjusted)
Def: Runs saved above average for everyone who's played the position using zone rating
RAR: Runs above replacement(BRAR + Def)
WAR: Wins above replacement (RAR divided by 10)

Until I add defense in here for catchers, this is incomplete. So far, at least offensively, the Yankee catchers have been solid.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 BOS 1B 111 .404/.523/.764 23 12.5 0 12.8 1.3
2 TOR 1B 119 .290/.395/.510 16 5.3 2 7.1 0.7
3 DET 1B 101 .389/.455/.578 15 5.6 0 5.8 0.6
4 CLE 1B 109 .319/.404/.447 14 4.2 0 4.6 0.5
5 MIN 1B 110 .323/.382/.566 15 4.9 -1 4.3 0.4
6 CHW 1B 95 .294/.358/.459 11 2.4 1 2.9 0.3
7 SEA 1B 104 .304/.375/.609 13 3.4 -1 2.9 0.3
8 NYY 1B 115 .200/.365/.422 11 0.8 1 1.3 0.1
9 BAL 1B 112 .284/.339/.441 11 1.0 0 1.0 0.1
10 TBR 1B 114 .270/.360/.660 11 0.8 0 1.0 0.1
11 LAA 1B 96 .267/.313/.500 9 0.5 0 0.7 0.1
12 KCR 1B 102 .258/.353/.461 11 1.3 -1 -0.2 0.0
13 TEX 1B 99 .182/.253/.375 4 -5.5 1 -4.0 -0.4
14 OAK 1B 99 .205/.306/.277 7 -2.6 -3 -5.8 -0.6


Apparently the going rate for middling 1B production is $22M per season. I kid. Sort of.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 KCR 2B 102 .378/.441/.567 18 9.1 0 9.3 0.9
2 BOS 2B 118 .307/.398/.416 15 4.5 2 6.9 0.7
3 NYY 2B 109 .363/.394/.569 15 5.3 1 6.8 0.7
4 TEX 2B 113 .337/.389/.703 17 6.6 0 6.6 0.7
5 BAL 2B 120 .314/.400/.448 15 4.5 1 5.7 0.6
6 DET 2B 110 .265/.303/.382 11 1.0 4 5.4 0.5
7 TOR 2B 130 .358/.400/.558 18 5.7 -3 3.1 0.3
8 LAA 2B 102 .271/.300/.438 10 0.2 2 2.4 0.2
9 CLE 2B 103 .284/.382/.375 12 2.9 -3 0.4 0.0
10 TBR 2B 105 .274/.343/.379 13 3.5 -3 0.3 0.0
11 OAK 2B 95 .241/.287/.276 6 -2.4 2 -0.2 0.0
12 CHW 2B 108 .269/.346/.355 12 2.5 -4 -1.6 -0.2
13 SEA 2B 106 .263/.314/.358 8 -2.1 0 -2.1 -0.2
14 MIN 2B 111 .168/.227/.238 4 -6.3 -2 -7.9 -0.8


Looks like even with his hot offensive start, Cano is still about equal with Pedoria once defense is factored in.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 TBR 3B 116 .343/.397/.657 18 8.9 4 12.6 1.3
2 DET 3B 97 .316/.443/.671 13 5.3 3 8.5 0.8
3 TOR 3B 121 .308/.392/.433 14 5.0 3 7.7 0.8
4 MIN 3B 102 .237/.304/.398 8 0.2 7 7.2 0.7
5 KCR 3B 106 .264/.368/.473 12 4.1 3 7.1 0.7
6 LAA 3B 106 .247/.368/.303 12 3.6 1 4.5 0.5
7 BOS 3B 106 .284/.311/.529 11 3.2 -1 2.6 0.3
8 TEX 3B 110 .314/.364/.578 14 5.8 -5 0.6 0.1
9 CLE 3B 116 .226/.284/.415 8 -1.1 0 -1.1 -0.1
10 CHW 3B 103 .283/.359/.402 11 3.3 -6 -2.5 -0.2
11 OAK 3B 96 .163/.250/.302 5 -2.9 0 -2.5 -0.3
12 SEA 3B 108 .202/.222/.269 5 -2.9 0 -2.6 -0.3
13 NYY 3B 92 .212/.256/.306 7 -0.6 -5 -5.4 -0.5
14 BAL 3B 106 .238/.274/.307 5 -3.0 -5 -7.9 -0.8


Ramiro Pena's unexpected performance is the only reason the Yankee 3B conglomerate is not in last place. The Yankees may be getting a reinforcement here as soon as Friday, although Serena Roberts will do everything in her power to stop that apparently.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 TOR SS 135 .262/.396/.458 15 5.5 8 13.6 1.4
2 TBR SS 104 .378/.413/.561 16 8.5 4 12.5 1.3
3 TEX SS 90 .313/.353/.438 11 4.0 0 3.7 0.4
4 NYY SS 119 .280/.353/.439 13 4.3 -1 3.5 0.3
5 MIN SS 94 .278/.370/.291 9 2.2 0 2.5 0.2
6 CHW SS 95 .221/.274/.291 6 -0.8 3 2.2 0.2
7 BAL SS 93 .264/.304/.333 8 1.5 0 1.5 0.2
8 DET SS 94 .268/.318/.402 8 1.0 0 0.6 0.1
9 LAA SS 93 .282/.308/.341 8 1.5 -2 -0.5 0.0
10 OAK SS 107 .237/.298/.269 7 -1.3 0 -0.9 -0.1
11 BOS SS 99 .236/.313/.337 8 0.4 -2 -1.8 -0.2
12 CLE SS 110 .224/.303/.316 9 0.5 -3 -2.6 -0.3
13 KCR SS 99 .202/.224/.309 5 -2.5 -1 -3.8 -0.4
14 SEA SS 96 .287/.284/.383 9 1.4 -6 -4.3 -0.4


Remember when I told you to enjoy it while it lasted? I hope you listened, because it's apparently over. Since April 11, Derek Jeter's zone rating has gone from .923 to .771. He's gone from a full season pace of +61 to -9. He's still hitting well though.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 TBR LF 119 .311/.378/.377 18 8.0 2 10.5 1.0
2 LAA LF 99 .322/.384/.400 13 4.6 2 6.9 0.7
3 BOS LF 108 .300/.472/.575 17 8.0 -3 5.1 0.5
4 DET LF 95 .259/.326/.365 11 3.1 1 4.0 0.4
5 SEA LF 109 .309/.385/.394 12 3.2 1 3.9 0.4
6 TOR LF 111 .250/.333/.406 10 0.9 1 2.2 0.2
7 TEX LF 103 .236/.330/.449 9 0.6 1 1.7 0.2
8 CLE LF 103 .236/.333/.404 10 0.9 1 1.6 0.2
9 OAK LF 104 .227/.279/.351 7 -2.1 3 1.3 0.1
10 KCR LF 111 .260/.330/.396 10 0.7 0 1.2 0.1
11 MIN LF 106 .283/.362/.435 12 2.7 -2 1.0 0.1
12 CHW LF 105 .233/.362/.523 9 0.3 0 0.3 0.0
13 NYY LF 115 .267/.348/.495 12 1.9 -2 -0.3 0.0
14 BAL LF 97 .207/.320/.293 7 -1.4 -7 -8.1 -0.8


Damon's hitting pretty well I thought, but Yankee LF has been pretty unproductive in context of AL LF. When I saw Tampa Bay LF so high despite a .377 SLG, I figured there was something wrong with my spreadsheets, but nope. TSCC has stolen 18 bases without being caught, which is worth somewhere around four runs. Go TSCC. Defense looks like it's partially to blame here, with all three Yankees who've seen LF time having a below average zone rating so far.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 KCR CF 117 .247/.357/.464 14 4.5 4 8.1 0.8
2 MIN CF 105 .271/.324/.365 11 3.0 5 7.7 0.8
3 DET CF 113 .270/.333/.530 10 1.0 4 4.9 0.5
4 BAL CF 116 .324/.391/.569 17 7.4 -5 2.7 0.3
5 OAK CF 100 .227/.310/.295 7 -0.9 4 2.6 0.3
6 TOR CF 125 .286/.352/.473 15 4.7 -3 2.2 0.2
7 NYY CF 104 .275/.343/.374 10 1.9 0 2.1 0.2
8 SEA CF 101 .262/.347/.369 8 -0.1 2 1.5 0.2
9 TEX CF 107 .267/.299/.386 10 1.1 0 0.9 0.1
10 CLE CF 121 .250/.347/.481 12 2.0 -1 0.9 0.1
11 LAA CF 102 .292/.363/.539 12 4.1 -4 0.2 0.0
12 TBR CF 121 .188/.314/.307 10 0.5 -1 -0.2 0.0
13 BOS CF 118 .279/.314/.333 11 2.0 -2 -0.2 0.0
14 CHW CF 89 .263/.330/.288 6 -0.9 -2 -3.2 -0.3


The first place Royals are getting yeoman's work out of CF. And some pitcher named Greinke. While we've not enjoyed the Brett Gardner experience, Fluky Cabrera has pushed Yankee CF performance overall into the middle of the pack. Will it last? My head says nope, but Austin Jackson may fix that given the way he's playing in AAA to this point.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 BAL RF 116 .361/.448/.546 19 8.7 -1 7.2 0.7
2 TEX RF 103 .290/.350/.527 11 2.3 5 7.2 0.7
3 NYY RF 108 .319/.407/.574 16 6.5 0 6.4 0.6
4 OAK RF 103 .311/.398/.422 12 3.0 3 5.8 0.6
5 SEA RF 115 .308/.351/.411 11 1.4 2 3.8 0.4
6 TBR RF 100 .226/.350/.345 10 1.2 2 3.2 0.3
7 CHW RF 101 .287/.327/.468 8 -0.4 2 1.6 0.2
8 MIN RF 106 .280/.358/.419 12 3.4 -2 1.2 0.1
9 TOR RF 125 .263/.312/.404 12 1.9 -1 1.2 0.1
10 LAA RF 100 .278/.320/.344 11 2.1 -1 1.0 0.1
11 CLE RF 109 .236/.352/.393 11 1.4 -1 0.2 0.0
12 BOS RF 109 .280/.376/.516 13 4.1 -6 -1.8 -0.2
13 DET RF 103 .216/.324/.284 6 -2.8 0 -2.3 -0.2
14 KCR RF 98 .233/.320/.337 7 -0.9 -2 -2.9 -0.3


Nick Markakis is ridiculously good, isn't he? Nick Swisher looks to be as well, at least so far.

Rk TM Pos PA AVG/OBP/SLG BR BRAR Def RAR WAR
1 TOR DH 122 .302/.388/.528 17 7.0 0 7.0 0.7
2 TEX DH 106 .305/.377/.695 14 6.1 0 6.1 0.6
3 CLE DH 115 .276/.383/.520 14 5.4 0 5.4 0.5
4 LAA DH 101 .319/.380/.484 12 4.1 0 4.1 0.4
5 NYY DH 110 .253/.364/.407 12 3.9 0 3.9 0.4
6 TBR DH 112 .237/.348/.333 11 2.6 0 2.6 0.3
7 CHW DH 104 .253/.346/.505 10 2.0 0 2.0 0.2
8 SEA DH 110 .253/.355/.358 11 1.9 0 1.9 0.2
9 OAK DH 102 .214/.353/.333 9 0.8 0 0.8 0.1
10 BAL DH 106 .247/.340/.430 9 0.7 0 0.7 0.1
11 BOS DH 114 .208/.298/.302 9 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
12 MIN DH 109 .238/.266/.410 8 -0.8 0 -0.8 -0.1
13 KCR DH 105 .191/.276/.351 7 -1.5 0 -1.5 -0.1
14 DET DH 101 .226/.267/.290 5 -2.4 0 -2.4 -0.2


Admit it, you thought Hideki Matsui was washed up. So did I. Yankee DH numbers are supressed by pre-knee drain Matsui, who hit .148/.303/.296 through his first nine games. He's hit .362/.436/ .553 since then. I'm going to go out on a limb and say he doesn't do that well all year, but I think .280/.350/.460 is reasonable (if his average drops .080 points and his IsoD and IsoP stay the same, his .362/.436/.553 becomes .282/.356/.473). That's pretty solid out of DH.

As I shouldn't have to tell you, there are sample size issues here with everything, which should be apparent given the small spread between best and worst. This should be combined with the information we had entering the season, it should not displace it.

I am going back on vacation until the Yankees win again, so I should be back in about five weeks.
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