Center field defense has been lacking for the San Francisco Giants for a long time, but since Steven Duggar’s debut on July 8th, Giant fans have been able to experience a good defender in the middle of the outfield.
In 27 games (25 starts) and 239.1 innings in center field in his young career (small sample size alert), Duggar has been worth four defensive runs saved (DRS) and a 2.8 UZR/150. Compared to other major league center fielders, those numbers aren’t excellent. They’re solid, but not quite excellent. Among the 52 players with at least 200 innings in center field this season, Duggar is 14th in DRS and 23rd in UZR/150.