Offensive drop-off

[steveringo]

Projo has a new article examining each position compared to last season. Scary stuff (OPS):

RF
2013 - .786
2014 - .593

CF
2013 - .773
2014 - .598

C
2013 - .787
2014 - .616

DH
2013 - .958
2014 - .844

2B
2013 - .786
2014 - .714

3B
2013 - .683
2014 - .615

SS
2013 - .771
2014 - .704

LF
2013 - .790
2014 - .726

1B
2013 - .841
2014 - .801

 

[navamind]

Red Sox Wins Above Average By Position:

C: -1.1 (14th in AL)
1B: 1.0 (3rd)
2B: 1.2 (4th)
3B: -0.5 (11th)
SS: -0.9 (14th)
LF: -0.5 (10th)
CF: -0.3 (11th)
RF: 0.0 (6th)
DH: 0.0 (5th)
PH: -0.5 (12th)

SP: -0.9 (13th)
RP: 1.3 (2nd)

Bit surprised at their DH and SS ranks (though Bogaerts has rated well below average defensively and his offense has been up and down). I'm not really worried about him though. Considering he's 21, he's doing OK. You can't expect him to be an all-star in his first year.

 

[navamind]

For comparison, here's their 2013 ranks:

C: 1.6 (5th)
1B: 2.3 (2nd)
2B: 3.8 (2nd)
3B: -1.9 (13th)
SS: 1.6 (2nd)
LF: 0.4 (4th)
CF: 4.0 (2nd)
RF: 3.9 (1st)
DH: 2.9 (1st)
PH: 0.1 (2nd)

SP: 1.4 (8th)
RP: 1.1 (8th)

3rd base was the only real weakness for the Sox last year. They were strong at every other position offensively.

 

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