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Thursday, May 09, 2013

ESPN: Simon: Andrelton Simmons makes all the plays

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posted 1 week ago by spike to atlanta, braves, defense | 5 comment(s)

Entering Wednesday, Simmons had played 680 innings in his major league career and the Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) numbers have him with 30 defensive runs saved. He had 19 in 426 innings last season and already has a major-league best 11 in 254 innings in 2013.

For a little perspective, that’s an incredible number for what amounts to less than half a season’s worth of play. No shortstop has had 30 defensive runs saved in a full season since Troy Tulowitzki had 31 in 2007.

Simmons has been ...

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1. Sweatpants posted on July 05, 2012 at 03:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Is this a Mark Wohlers "inability to pitch" type of injury? David O'Brien seems somewhat skeptical.

Whatever the case, it's a bummer. Venters is a blast to watch (not to mention very, very good) when he's on.

2. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on July 05, 2012 at 04:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Does it matter? I assume every team in baseball plays this sort of "injury" - be it real or imagined - with their rosters over the course of the year.

3. Sweatpants posted on July 05, 2012 at 06:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Of course it matters. An elbow problem is very different from a mental block. Hard to say which is worse, though.

4. Robert in Manhattan Beach posted on July 05, 2012 at 08:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Least surprising injury ever. Fredi has been working on this one for years.

5. xdog posted on July 06, 2012 at 07:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Three weeks ago ChipJoe claimed Venters' problems were mechanical. They said his body was flying open and his arm was trailing, so he was up and in to lefties.

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