No matter what kind of data is used to evaluate Taylor Walls, it’s clear that he is one of the best defensive shortstops in professional baseball. You don’t need the stats throughout this article to know this, either. The eye…
Writer Ben Whitelaw argues that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls deserves to win the American League Gold Glove award. Whitelaw highlights that after surpassing 1,000 innings at shortstop in a single season for the first time, Walls possesses superior defensive metrics over fellow nominees Bobby Witt Jr. and Andrés Giménez.
Whitelaw notes that Walls leads qualifying American League shortstops with 21 Defensive Runs Saved and boasts an 81 percent actual success rate on fielded balls. Although Witt held an advantage in total Outs Above Average and the SABR Defensive Index, the article contends that advanced rate statistics demonstrate Walls was the league's top defender.
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