To mitigate sample concerns, I like to group all the non-routine plays into one bucket, creating routine plays (90-100% conversion rate) and non-routine plays (less than 90%). This is how he saw it against the Rays over the weekend: The Rays load the outfield while shifting the infield. You’ve got the breakdown of Defensive Runs Saved, indicating a decline in Bruce’s ability to go back on a ball representing nearly the entirety of his now-poor range figures. Bruce & Bruce provides personal service to individuals and families in the Muncie area for criminal defense, family law and adoptions. The opinion of Bruce’s defensive ability is the key in deciding his trade value this summer, and what he’ll bring to whichever club acquires him. Payne Defense Academy. You could be right, and you are definitely right about the Yanks undervaluing the defense and Tauchman can get after it out there no matter where he is playing L, R or CF. Checking in on Jay Bruce’s defense with advanced numbers Posted on : May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017 By : Brian Joura Posted in : Perspectives One of the criticisms of the Mets heading into the 2017 season was how they weren’t a very athletic club and … The Bruce experiment needs to end, and bringing him up could be a much needed spark. Jay Bruce is going to be traded. They’re right. You’ve got Inside Edge agreeing with the metrics, and you’ve got 10 video clips evenly displaying both good and bad examples of Jay Bruce defense. The defensive numbers hate Jay Bruce this year. Jay Bruce is a realistic bench option, even if there are no major injuries to the team. J.T. Forgot account? Gardner will be the fourth outfielder. Awesome now noodle arm Granderson can play center field, and weaken the defense … Shifted hitters largely do “Take what the pitcher gives ya!”. Forgot account? 1 month ago :: Mar 13, 2021 - 12:35PM #4. Anyway, that first part of Bruce’s career, from 2008-13, Bruce was regarded highly in the field. From MGL on Twitter: “playing next to a very good defender would, if anything, increase a player’s UZR since any ball that the good defender gets to that is also sometimes caught by the fielder in question is a plus for that fielder. Ever since then, his defensive numbers have been bad. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Going back to July 2019, Jay Bruce’s last 170 PA have resulted in a.152/.212/.373 line which is good for a 50 wRC+... combined with mediocre defense, and I … Using our Inside Edge fielding spray charts, I found five plays Bruce missed this season, and five plays of similar difficulty which Bruce made this season, and rendered them into .gif form. As Sandy Alderson is wont to do, the New York Mets are going to stick a first baseman in left due to his offense. Inside Edge buckets defensive plays by difficulty. In Defense of Jay Bruce. Bruce once was a premium defender. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. They’re presented, without comment, in alternating order below, beginning with a miss: You’ve got it all. It’s an almost-unique ability because, by definition, almost nobody can do it. The defensive metrics are inexact. Log In. Reels. If he could play a decent 1B I think Bruce AND Ford would both be out of luck. Over his 47 games as a Seattle Mariner Jay Bruce produced.5 fWAR, with -4.8 wins on defense. Over his 47 games as a Seattle Mariner Jay Bruce produced .5 fWAR, with -4.8 wins on defense. Trying to get your bat around on a pitch that inside is going to make you pop the ball up, the worst kind of contact. What you might be able to do is speed up your swing, start earlier than you thought possible, maybe catch that inside pitch out in front of the plate and pull it hard down the line. Realmuto's was a bomb to the last row of seats in the first deck in left field. The mailbag is here to answer this week’s batch of questions. Those evaluators to whom Olney referred? Jay Bruce had his first Yankee stadium moment by making a great diving play at first base, then followed that up by putting bat on ball and knocking in 2 late inning runs. Community See All. Ever before then, his defensive numbers were good. Yankees Mailbag: Looking down the road at extensions and trades. In 14 seasons in the major leagues, Bruce hasn’t even started 60 games at the position and it shows. If Ford is not hitting really well, he provides little value to the team as does play great defense at first base and provides no versatility. Baseball Info Solutions breaks Defensive Runs Saved down into more granular bits of information. This is how Bruce sees the defense in the first three series of the season. I’d imagine Hamilton’s huge range has affected the amount of fly balls that Bruce attempts to catch. like his attitude and w his lefty power could be a real weapon particularly at YS this season. To drive the ball to the opposite field, you need your bat to “drag” through the zone, lengthening your swing. I did the same thing for the most recent years, following the knee surgery. Baseball America ranked him the top prospect in the Pioneer League, and the second-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League. And quotes like this out of Buster Olney columns: Bruce’s defensive metrics are not good, but some scouts believe that he’s better than those numbers indicate, and wonder if his skills are properly reflected in the stats — which some evaluators believe may be inexact. With all the information being presented to you, what’s your opinion? jay bruce is tyler wade if wade was horrible at defense, playing out of position, and slow — bobby (@mr_bobloblaw) April 14, 2021 Reed Asks: Is there anything the Yankees can do about Giancarlo Stanton, and do we really care if he hits a ball at 120 mph if it is an out? — Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) March 25, 2021 Jay Bruce … Seeing the pitches Jay Bruce sees, it becomes obvious that’s just not going to happen. Jay Bruce had his first Yankee stadium moment by making a great diving play at first base, then followed that up by putting bat on ball and knocking in 2 late inning runs. In Tuesday’s game against Detroit Tigers, Bruce boosted his chances for a roster spot even more. Average production from a shockingly average looking man. About See All. 125 wRC+ bat that is barely above replacement. Friday links! Bruce’s lone short porch bomb was fun, and he made a few bizarrely nice picks in the early going, but he is quite simply not a first baseman, nor is he a viable everyday MLB player at this point. J.T. Our last piece of information is video. Considering he only makes $1.35 million if on the big league roster, he is a cheap option who can easily outperform that contract. Dominic Smith Defense May Be Key To 2021 Season. He doesn’t get docked for plays that Hamilton takes in his zone, but it does limit his chances at making plus plays. Also, it wouldn’t be shocking to hear that Bruce positioned himself differently when playing next to Hamilton than he did when he played next to Choo in 2013. On March 19, 2021. He’s the only player on this year’s market to be (almost) traded not once, but twice by the team for which he still plays. By that same line of thinking, though, wouldn’t it then be the case that Bruce isn’t making plays on balls that he would have *missed* and been penalized for had Hamilton not been there to make the play? That seems like a somewhat flawed comparison. The only certain thing about defensive numbers are that they’re uncertain. The shift is a much more holistic approach to defense. Once a batter realizes he has to get going on the swing early, pitches away play off it perfectly. Jay Bruce was dropped down to the nine hole in the Yankees’ loss to the Rays on … His power is extremely valuable, slugging over 300 home runs in his career, and is a major run production machine. 4 check-ins. The deep ball was never Bruce’s strong suit, but ever since 2014, he’s graded as a disaster when going back on the ball. Much of the appeal of Bruce is the fact that he can play both corner outfield spots as well as first base in a pinch. This year, Bruce is already at -12, albeit in a limited sample prone to fluctuation. 765-876-3392. Despite a 120 wRC+ this season, Bruce has been worth 0.0 WAR, according to our calculations and 0.4 WAR by Baseball-Reference’s, and that’s all due to his defensive numbers. Given that Dietrich, also lefty, can hit for power himself and has the ability to play the field way more than Bruce does, he should get the last bench spot. I’d have to imagine the percentage of balls in play that the CF and RF can both reach, rather than just one or the other, is much higher than the same split for a 3B and SS. Slashed .316/.458/.789 this spring albeit a small sample size — … What the pitcher gives, though, is only one option. Already, we’ve heard Bruce linked again to the Blue Jays, alongside the Indians, Nationals, Dodgers, and others. This data doesn’t go back far enough to include the pre-2014 Bruce, but we can say that, since 2014, Bruce has converted the non-routine play 36% of the time, against a league-average of 43%, ranking him 22nd out of 32 — right in line with the DRS and UZR evaluations over the same time span. He hit .270/.331/.500 in 122 at bats in 37 games before moving on to the Reds' rookie affiliate Billings Mustangs. We’ve already started with the two quotes. March 1, 2021 | 00:00:28. 3135 Texas Ave (1,799.26 mi) Bridge City, TX, TX 77611. And the airhorns go WILD. Jay Bruce was dropped down to the nine hole in the Yankees’ loss to the Rays on … Community See All. 1,001 people follow this. The rumors have been persisting for more than a year now. Gleyber Torres’ defense. That leaves one spot left and with apologies to Mike Tauchman–who could still make the team!–my preferred candidates for this spot are veterans Jay Bruce and Derek Dietrich. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Realmuto and Jay Bruce both homered in the decisive fourth. Playing first base, Jay Bruce grabbed a hard grounder by Herrera and made a strong throw to second to start a double play, as he tries to show he … When the Yankees signed Jay Bruce, I was sure they had a bench piece ready to go. 3135 Texas Ave (1,116.34 mi) Bridge City, TX, TX 77611. You can flag a comment by clicking its flag icon. Happy Friday, everyone. 1,001 people follow this. The team announced their pitching plans for tonight’s bullpen game. At least, that’s what the numbers say. Jay Bruce. What Jay Bruce teaches us about the shift. only 2 weeks into ST too early to make any real assessments but jay bruce looking really looking good so far. You just can’t wait long enough on pitches that far inside. In 2021, he was the sixth best hitter in all of baseball. Filling in for the dinged up Gleyber Torres, Gio Urshela played a perfectly fine shortstop against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Much of the appeal of Bruce is the fact that he can play both corner outfield spots as well as first base in a pinch. Bruce had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee early in the 2014 season. Those two players fetch far different returns in a mid-season trade. I think Bruce gets the nod, just wish the Yanks valued defense a little more than they do. Ok, Jay Bruce, take what the pitcher gives you. Posted on : May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017 By : Brian Joura Posted in : Perspectives. Dissecting Gio Urshela’s day at shortstop. I was just throwing out ideas. The Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran outfielder Jay Bruce, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter links). So you can reach me on Twitter @AugustFG_ or e-mail at august.fagerstrom@fangraphs.com. The first calling Bruce a +5 fielder, the second calling Bruce a -5 fielder, with knowledge of a knee surgery splitting the two. Let’s work in some Inside Edge numbers, too. The arm was seen as a slight plus, he was average at preventing errors, and the range was seen as a definite plus. Log In. It was his fourth already this season, in 73 fewer plate appearances than it took him last year. It will be an upset if he finishes the season wearing a Cincinnati uniform. Seems too good to be true. Surprise, surprise, that’s mostly been how hitters have reacted to the shift, and that explains why the second hottest part of that heatmap is down and away. Bruce's professional career began in 2005 in the Gulf Coast League, playing for the Reds' short-season rookie team. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. Martinez. The … 11:00am: Eight clubs have contacted the Yankees about Tauchman, Martino tweets. He is a left-handed power bat who can take aim at the short porch in right field. I don’t blame you if you haven’t paid attention to Jay Bruce this year. He has just three hits, and his defense — such as it is — at first doesn’t inspire much confidence either. I’m sure Bruce defers to Hamilton in any and all cases where they can both get to the ball, and Bruce gets none of the credit in any of these cases, whereas he’s punished to some extent for BIPs that neither he or Hamilton could get to. They are perfect fits for the Yankees. For 2014-16, I set a minimum of 1,000 innings played in right field to get a similar pool of 32 right fielders. Two solid samples, even for defensive numbers. D metrics don’t like him, but two scouts say he’s avg to slightly > in RF. Entering play on Sunday, Bruce is hitting .111 (3-for-27) over New York's first eight games. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Get Directions (409) 735-4622. www.paynedefenseacademy.com. That much about Jay Bruce, we can be confident. Jay Bruce's nifty grab in 1st. Jay Bruce is having a resurgent season at the plate. As of this writing, Bruce is slashing .273/.329/.581 with a 135 wRC+. If the season ended today, this would be Bruce’s most prolific hitting season by around 11% on a per-plate-appearance basis. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 5: Judge homered twice... but so did Bichette, NYY news: Gleyber’s finger forces him out of the lineup, A Disastrous Opening: The first five Days of the 2017 season, Analyzing Gleyber Torres’s strange start at the plate to 2021, Aaron Hicks and the importance of mental health. Slashed .316/.458/.789 this spring albeit a small sample size Slashed .316/.458/.789 this spring albeit a … That means Dominic Smith, the team’s best defensive first baseman, will be out there. “jay bruce is tyler wade if wade was horrible at defense, playing out of position, and slow” Bruce is not a major league first baseman. The ball bounced well in front of inexperienced first baseman Jay Bruce, who couldn’t make the pickup and shouldn’t have had to, anyway. It … Luke Voit is getting closer to his return; The Yankees power has gone from their strength to a weakness; Three takeaways from the road trip; The Yankees and Rays comment on the tension between them. Jay Bruce gives everything back on defense. Dietrich is currently batting .333 with a HR and 2 RBI’s while Jay Bruce is batting a whopping .750 with 2 XBH’s. If Hamilton is catching balls that Bruce used to get to, it may not penalize Bruce but he doesn’t get the positive value for catching the ball that he used to. Cincinnati Reds links - Valuing Jay Bruce on defense, Billy Hamilton on offense. 985 people like this. Bruce is not a major league first baseman. That still might be the case, but then they signed Derek Dietrich. There is one thing that is worth talking about with Bruce, and it’s the shift. 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