The curious case of Tim Anderson

For all the good and bad that Tim Anderson brings, at least in South Side Sox comments, the bad usually drowns out the good.

Unfortunately, both the lovers and haters seem to be wrong, because this year Anderson is middle of the road in just about every way possible.

Let’s start with the most polarizing aspect of Anderson’s game, his defense. With Anderson, there can be a lot of cherrypicking to see what type of fielder he is, and hopefully this analysis can satisfy both the eye-test and that stat-nerd crowds.

Revised Zone Rating (RZR) looks at plays made inside and outside a fielder’s “zone” and in order to unearth the most efficient fielder.