Thank the baseball gods, Anthony Rizzo is back in form at the plate. The Yankees’ first baseman looks well recovered from the long-undiagnosed concussion that tanked his 2023 season, batting .245 with seven homers and 27 RBI. Rizzo has also cut his strikeouts down and sits right on the border of average at 99 wRC+ with plenty of season left to improve.
Anthony Rizzo the fielder, however, is a different story. This is a rare instance where the analytics don’t necessarily tell the whole story. Rizzo’s defensive runs saved (DRS) for the season are -1, and the outs above average (OAA) sit at a flat zero.