And even just at FanGraphs, there’s also UZR. Yes, this era of non-traditional defensive alignment has made things ever more complicated. No, the formulas haven’t remained consistent and identical over the past decade and a half. In any worthwhile article about defense, be it about individuals or teams, one has to mention the caveats. Here are the ten worst team DRS marks from the leaderboards: DRS, as a metric, exists going back 16 years, to 2003.
It isn’t perfect, and no one would tell you it’s perfect, but we can just get right to the point. It’s one of the few advanced defensive metrics that exists.
For those of you who don’t know, DRS stands for Defensive Runs Saved. The Phillies’ team defense has let them down, and as the headline suggests, they’re on the verge of establishing a new record. And yet, Phillies pitchers have ranked 26th in baseball in actual wOBA allowed, while Braves pitchers have ranked third. One thing I’ll highlight, though: dating back to August 8, according to Baseball Savant, Phillies pitchers have ranked seventh in baseball in expected wOBA allowed, while Braves pitchers have ranked 16th. Very obviously, when a team collapses, several components have to be involved. Since then, they’ve gone an NL-worst 14-28, while the Braves have gone 27-19. As recently as August 7, the Phillies were in first place and 15 games over.
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