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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Here's an interesting fact - Jedd Gyorko has the 2nd best DRS in baseball at 3b this year; only 3 behind 1st place (give ya two guesses who that is and you'll only need one). He's closer to 1st than he is to 2nd.
He's roughly 20 defensive runs saved ahead of Moustakas which means his glove has been worth 2 wins compared to Moose's.
I like Moustakas's bat quite a bit but he's looked a little heavier than years past anytime I've seen him play this year. It's possible that he HAS lost some range. He's in the bottom 1/3 of MLB 3rd basemen this year in DRS.
It still seems odd that he's that low among 3b in WAR to me, but it's hard to be a top 10 overall player if your defense places you in the bottom 3rd. Especially at an offensively critical position like 3b where you're already paying a slight WAR penalty for being down the defensive spectrum a bit and most anybody that plays the hot corner can put a charge into the ball.
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I'm guessing Machado leads third baseman in DRS