Problem is, the Sox haven’t been very good at turning batted balls into outs, which shows up in defensive efficiency percentage, defensive runs saved and other modern metrics. Baseball Info Solutions’ defensive runs saved factors in fielder range, outfield arms, double plays, handling of bunted balls and more. DRS measures runs above or below average, so an average fielder will have zero runs saved. The Sox’ DRS leader has been catcher Reese McGuire at +5, with right fielder Adam Engel at +3. But the Sox have been defense-challenged for years, with a most recent positive DRS season of +7 in 2012.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2022 03:08 UTC