Buck Compton said:
Farmer1906 said:
Here is a fun stat for the Tucker vs Reddick argument.
Outs Above Average on the Year
Reddick - 0
Tucker - 2
So even though his opportunities were a fraction of Reddick's, he still found a way to be above average
Do we want to open up the Pandora's box of defensive stats and how difficult it is for them to measure impact of starting position, ballpark dimensions, wind, and preventative impact of things like not running on an arm? Cause if so, sure, let's go down the defensive rabbit hole.
K go.
looking deeper, Tucker only had 36 attempts. He made the play on every ball he should have. His 2 above average plays were 1 coming in and 1 going back. Reddick on the other hand miss 4 balls going back the average OF would have made. However, he made 5 coming forward (missed 1). 2 of those misses were 1 star plays (91-95% catch probability). However, Josh did make 1 5 star (0-25%) play in his 13 attempts.
Looking at Jump
Josh Ranks 34th for OFs with a 0.3. He's slightly above average. He makes up for his slower burst with good routes and quick reactions.
No data on Tucker listed.
We can look at their wheels with Sprint Speed
Tucker - 27.9 ft/s
Reddick - 26.8 ft/s
Reddick plays a deeper RF. Maybe he's playing deeper because he's not as good moving backward based on his earlier metrics.
Metrics on their arms are a little more difficult to dive into. Fangraphs ARM (The amount of runs above average an outfielder saves with their arm by preventing runners from advancing.) shows Reddick's ARM is a -2.0 while Tucker's is -0.2.
In conclusion, Spider-Man is nothing special in RF nowadays. Tucker may be decent, but it is early.
What else should we look at that somewhat available?
