In retrospect, Portland’s 6-4 victory over the Connecticut Defenders was a microcosm of the season for Aaron Bates and to an extent for Lars Anderson.
Bates cracked three singles in five at-bats and drove in two runs while Anderson was 2-for-5 (single, double) with an RBI.
And manager Arnie Beyeler continued his “mix-and-match” routine Sunday with T.J. Large and Bryce Cox who combined to make a winner out of starter Jarod Plummer (4-1).
Over at MVN Outsider, Fire Brand’s Pat Hickey participated in a MLB mock draft.
Picking at No. 28, Hickey projected the Red Sox to select right-handed pitcher Garrett Gould out of Maize (Kansas) High School. Check the writeup here.
Theo Epstein and the rest of the organization have been adamant about keeping a solid defense on the field. And they have stressed it again this season, at least in terms of personnel. But the team just hasn’t been getting to balls as often as they have the passed few seasons.
According to Baseball Prospectus’ Defensive Efficiency metric–which measures how often balls in play are turned into outs–the Red Sox just aren’t getting the job done.
Since two reliable metrics are more valuable than one, let me quickly point out that the Red Sox as a team are 25th in UZR. So both metrics–UZR and Defensive Efficiency–say pretty much the same thing, and that is that the Red Sox defenders are tracking down far too few balls off of the bat.
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