Are you a believer in defensive metrics? As the process has become more refined I have grudgingly accepted that there is considerable validity to the process. This certainly does not mean that my eyes deceive me when I see a bonehead play that would embarrass a tee ball player.
Lost in the elixir of a surge of victories is the Boston Red Sox defense. The season is still in its infant stages and that certainly applies to statistics. Defensive statistics are quite fluid as the season progresses. An injury can impact a player’s defensive performance as noted by Dustin Pedroia in 2017.