Putting numbers to Atlanta Braves players
The Atlanta Braves had three Gold Glove candidates in the 2019 infield, but OAA-I disagreed. Here’s how OAA-I saw the Braves in 2019 and 2018, note the volatility in ranks year-to-year and the large number of players tied in the sub-categories.
Atlanta Braves first baseman, and MLB Network’s consensus top first baseman in baseball right now, Freddie Freeman, finished with these numbers.
| OAA | Moving | VS | Vs | Success | OAA | ||||
| Total | In | right | left | back | RHH | LHH | actual | projected | Added |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 92% | 91% | 1% |
Against 40 qualified first basemen, Freeman ranked:
- #12 overall, down from #13 in 2018
- #6 (four-way tie) against LHH, up from #16 (eight-way tie)
- #31 (five-way tie) going to his right (five-way tie), down from #7 (10-way tie)
- #25 against RHH (nine-way tie), down from #6 (22-way tie)
- #29 (11-way tie) going back, down from #6 (22-way tie)
- #31 (five-way tie) coming in, down from #25 (nine-way tie)
- #31 going to his left (eight-way tie), down from #5 (ten-way tie)
Matt Olson finished as MLB’s number one first baseman overall per OAA-I, and Christian Walker finished second making him number one in the NL
Atlanta Braves second-sacker, and 2019 Gold Glove runner-up, Ozzie Albies posted these numbers from 2019.
| OAA | Moving | VS | Vs | Success | OAA | ||||
| Total | In | right | left | back | RHH | LHH | actual | projected | Added |
| -2 | 1 | -10 | 8 | -1 | 2 | -4 | 85% | 85% | 0% |
Among 38 qualified second baseman, Albies ranks:
- #27 (three-way tie) overall, down from #1
- #1 going to his left as he was in 2018
- #11 (six-way tie) coming in, up from #16 (eight-way tie)
- #12 (four-way tie) against RHH, down from #2 (five-way tie)
- #26 going back, down from #7 (15-way tie)
- #36 (three-way tie) against LHH, down from #1 and
- #38 going to his right. down from #4
Accordigng to OAA-I, Adam Frazier (Pirates) finished as MLB’s number one second baseman, with Kolten Wong second, and Starlin Castro third in MLB.
Dansby Swanson missed a good portion of the season, and we’ve seen his defense look better than it did in 2019.
| OAA-I | Moving | Success | OAA-I | ||||||
| Total | In | right | left | back | RHH | LHH | actual | Projected | Added |
| 3 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 89% | 88% | 1% |
Among 35 qualified shortstops, Swanson ranked mid-table.
- #17 overall, down from #15 of 37 in 2018
- #7 (five-way tie) against LHH, up from #25 (six-way tie)
- #8 coming in, up from #24 (four-way tie)
- #19 (four-way tie) against RHH, down from #10 (two-way tie)
- #22 (six-way tie) going to his left, down from #11 (four-way tie)
- #24 (three-way tie) going to his right, down from #4 (four-way tie)