Sentences with phrase «outfield defense»

Maybin is in center, and Springer is in right, so the Astros» outfield defense just got a lot better.

Elderly Stan Musial's bat helps the Cardinal attack, but his aging legs weaken outfield defense — which typifies the Cards» problem of nonfielding hitters

The outfield defense is infinitely better this season too.

The center fielder is the commander of the outfield defense and Boog does not appear to be up to the challenge.

Services include baseball classes for hitting, pitching, catching, base running, infield and outfield defense, speed / agility / strength training, and teaching the mental aspect of baseball.

Between that and some of the outfield defense (approaches on throws, angles, etc), I think our coaching staff isn't very good.

The biggest worry right now isn't the health of Anthony Rizzo or the outfield defense of Kyle Schwarber, but whether Ian Happ can capably make contact at the big league level.

Franchy is very much a work in progress and could easily spend the whole season in AAA working on outfield defense and plate discipline.

The outfield defense is infinitely better without Carrera and Bautista bumbling around.

While you can make arguments that the Angels are on the rise because they have Trout, or that the Giants are better than their 98 losses when you factor in a full season from their starting staff and better outfield defense, it's really just the Dodgers and Cubs in a tier by himself.

The entire infield was questionable offensively, and, oh, that outfield defense.

I'll be careful with how this comes across, because the last time I made fun of the Mets» outfield defense, they won the pennant.

Better outfield defense?

Not exact matches

And while it's true that he didn't really have a place to play with the Cubs» Schwarber / Happ / Heyward permutation... I mean, one of those outfielders is Jason Heyward... you don't ditch your best prospects because you're not sure how they'll fit in with a defense - first outfielder.

The Angels outfielder hit.315 /.441 /.550 with superlative defense, leading the world in WAR yet again.

To keep Jackson, who figured to be nothing more than a glorified pinch hitter and bona fide gate attraction, the Sox released Shawn Abner and demoted Michael Huff and Warren Newson, all of them reserve outfielders who play good defense, can steal, bunt and advance runners — valuable late - inning skills, none of which Jackson provides.

And that's without factoring in that his defense in the outfield has just been plain bad.

Henderson and Joyner, who was acquired from Kansas City in a deal for outfielder - second baseman Bip Roberts, also significantly upgrade the defense; Joyner and Caminiti give the Padres the best corner D in the league.

Spithorst was good enough as a sophomore to allow Dylan Carlson to move to the outfield before being drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Cardinals, and continued to anchor the defense at first base while swinging a mighty bat.

During the game outfield players can be all over the place from hard on attack to deep in defense either side of the field or in the middle.

GOD knows what wud hav happened if he hadnt inherited george Graham's defense as thats what i hav heard u ppl say.and maybe hes afraid that spending will expose his incompetence... if hes that a genuis that he shows himself to be (he stands on his opinion even when whole world think otherwise); then atleast arsenal twam shud be within some 5 pts of first placed teams for most seasons and hav regularly atleast a quarter final finish.he had shown glimpses of a changed attitude with ozil and Sanchez but i guess am wrong.arsenal first place in January when ozil was bought, ppl asked for striker, but this man showed himself to know more and failed again.a nd last year only club to not buy an outfield player #wow jus wow; like team was picture perfect....