MILWAUKEE - Under the best of circumstances, defensive numbers come with caveats, and less than a month into the season, they should be viewed with even more skepticism. That being said, by just about any measure, the Reds’ defense has been outstanding early this season.
By fielding percentage (the most common, but one of the worst measures of team defense), the Reds have the third best defense in baseball (.993), making just five errors on the season heading into Monday’s game in Milwaukee.
Of those five errors, only two have been by one of the regular eight starting position players – shortstop Zack Cozart and second baseman Jose Peraza – have errors this season.