tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post1439513285143792120..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Flawed defense, flawed numbersEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-61498378636326849622010-11-06T23:51:34.940-05:002010-11-06T23:51:34.940-05:00Point well taken, but when all the pluses and minu...Point well taken, but when all the pluses and minuses are added up, the Twins came out as the second-best team in defense, at least according to both BIS and UZR, two completely different defensive metrics. I'm as skeptical as anyone with the ability to quantify defense, but when two different systems both agree that the A's were the best in the AL and the Twins were second best, that lends some validity to what they're trying to do.SoCalTwinsfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-49866912847740733282010-11-06T11:23:59.854-05:002010-11-06T11:23:59.854-05:00We already have Nick Punto Jr. in Matt Tolbert, in...We already have Nick Punto Jr. in Matt Tolbert, in my eyes Punto brings no value to our team, we have utility players already who can do just as good of a job as Punto. Punto has no business starting on any major league team and I have suffered watching him be a starter and bring our team down for far to long. I hope we finally found a way to keep him out of our lineup forever with the emergence of Valencia. If we don't bring O-dog or Hardy back I hope more than anything that Punto is not resigned and in our starting lineup ever. Casilla is better than Punto and if there are any spots to fill in the infield than give a prospect a chance to play. Give the starting job to a player who has some upside if nothing else instead of Punto's worthless bat and over rated defense.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-27249263738518614392010-11-06T11:09:22.247-05:002010-11-06T11:09:22.247-05:00Punto is a terrible player and I hope we never hav...Punto is a terrible player and I hope we never have to watch him play in Twins iniform again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com