The evidence isn't definitive, but public defensive metrics (in this case DRS and FRV) having more similar and detailed components does seem to be improving alignment on the value of players. That's happening even without strong alignment on the different component calculations themselves.

We get a lot of people who look at different numbers for Defensive Runs Saved and MLB's Fielding Run Value and then ask us "What's going on?" @vigmanoncampus.bsky.social studied this and found those instances still exist but have become fewer over time www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/06/04/s...

How many more wins do the Knicks need? +22 with this guy on the court, by the way

We've got an NBA Finals preview What can the Knicks take away from what happened to the Thunder? (besides not having an all-NBA center shoot 3 shots in Game 7) We look at where there might be some spots the Knicks could exploit. www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/06/03/w...

Best team by position - Defensive Runs Saved P- Mets C- Blue Jays 1B- Braves & Diamondbacks 2B- Mariners 3B- Red Sox SS- Rays LF- Yankees CF- Dodgers RF- Red Sox Worst P- Twins C- Angels 1B- Tigers 2B- Phillies 3B- Rangers SS- Twins LF- Royals CF- Pirates RF- Tigers Full list tinyurl.com/DRSTeam2

6 players have at least 10 Defensive Runs Saved this season 13- Cody Bellinger 13- Andy Pages 13- Pete Crow-Armstrong 12- Wilyer Abreu 12- Cole Young 11- Cam Smith

Godspeed Scott Pelley 🫡

I interviewed a photographer from a Pulitzer Prize-winning news team ... and he just graduated college! Dominic Di Palermo and I talked about covering ICE's infiltration into Chicago and many other things too @dominicdipalermo.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

We've been honoring Defensive Players of the Month for more than a decade. Check out our article about our May selections - Ceddanne Rafaela - Andy Pages - JJ Wetherholt www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/06/02/m...

This week's 1986 Mets newsletter is about Mike Krukow and the handful of other players who were really good in the regular season against the 1986 Mets. Read, subscribe, do all the things 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/13-1986-me...

Sharing again Ron Darling just filled in a blank Lee Mazzilli signed with the 1986 Mets because Davey Johnson guaranteed he'd be on the postseason roster.

Also, a great win if you are into the Tarps Off stuff

If you're a San Francisco Giants fan ... oof

One thing I discovered when looking into Lee Mazzilli's 1986 ... The previous winter the Mets tried to trade Ray Knight for him! Good thing they didn't ... good thing they got him when they did Congrats to Maz on his HOF induction Latest newsletter: 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/12-1986-me...

One thing I discovered when looking into Lee Mazzilli's 1986 ... The previous winter the Mets tried to trade Ray Knight for him! Good thing they didn't ... good thing they got him when they did Congrats to Maz on his HOF induction Latest newsletter: 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/12-1986-me...

The existence of the pitch challenge system levels the playing field some for catchers who aren't as good at pitch framing as others. @marksimon.bsky.social points out some of the catchers with shaky framing history who are doing well in replay review www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/05/28/b...

40 years ago today!

I talked to a Pulitzer winner! Ginny Monk of the Connecticut Mirror and 3 others won for their coverage of systemic issues with Connecticut's oversight of the towing industry On those stories and others + how Ginny does it @ginnymonk.bsky.social @ctmirror.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Braves are 36-18 and rank 5th in MLB in Defensive Runs Saved. They're getting it done on defense in a big way as @marksimon.bsky.social details www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/05/26/d...

I talked to a Pulitzer winner! Ginny Monk of the Connecticut Mirror and 3 others won for their coverage of systemic issues with Connecticut's oversight of the towing industry On those stories and others + how Ginny does it @ginnymonk.bsky.social @ctmirror.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Let's go Knicks(!) from someone whose first basketball memory is Red Holzman's final season as head coach.

So in 2022 Boston beat Miami in the ECF 2023 Miami beat Boston in the ECF 2024 Boston beat Indiana in the ECF 2025 Indiana beat New York in the ECF 2026 New York on the verge of beating Cleveland in the ECF The journey is the journey and it's hard to skip steps.

Mike Brown's next video that he shows the Knicks chould be the one that Mike Keenan showed the Rangers in 1994 Keenan showed what past championship parades looked like as motivation

Don’t read about the current team. Read my 1986 Mets rewatch newsletter This week we spotlight one of the best games Ron Darling ever pitched, which happened to be the same day as a big brawl vs the Dodgers 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/11-1986-me...

Weekend reading: My 40th anniversary celebration of the 1986 Mets continues. 40 years ago tomorrow they won an incredibly weird game in San Diego with a one-of-a-kind pitching performance. I reminisce... READ: 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/10-1986-me...

On this week's episode of The Off The Charts Football Podcast, our crew ranks the top non-QB offensive players Who was @mattmano.bsky.social talking about? You'll have to listen to find out podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Good weekend listening

Top 5 Teams in Defensive Runs Saved 1. Red Sox 2. Dodgers 3. Giants 4. Cardinals 5. Diamondbacks Bottom 5 26. Tigers 27. Nationals 27. Twins 29. Marlins 30. Phillies Full list: fieldingbible.com

@themetsnewsletter.com I'm glad someone else noticed the woman holding the picture at the end. It's the journalist in us I think. You just notice little things like that.

If you're going to close down The Ed Sullivan Theatre, that's definitely the best possible way you could end the show. That ending was just perfect. Won't spoil it but that must've been an interesting moment when someone on staff said "I wonder if _____ will ____ with Stephen to send him off."

@latenightercom.bsky.social Because I'm guessing you're going to collect a lot of anecdotes about that last broadcast, I'd be curious to know ... Someone who I'm guessing was on staff held up a picture of someone while they were all dancing at the end. Who was the person in the pic?

Wrote about Pete Alonso's defense at first base this year. It's been pretty good - no throwing errors after a myriad of issues last year He's been making the plays he's expected to make ... and a few more too www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/05/21/p...

Wrote about Pete Alonso's defense at first base this year. It's been pretty good - no throwing errors after a myriad of issues last year He's been making the plays he's expected to make ... and a few more too www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/05/21/p...

For my journalism followers My latest podcast episode is based on a presentation I do at the @collegemedia.bsky.social national convention Lessons I've learned from 275+ interviews with journalists podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Some examples For "What's Your Angle" we did Which team is best at turning batted balls hit at optimal launch angles into outs? and "There's a Word For That" was "Which player has made the most pulchritudinous catches since start of 2025?" (we subbed in "diving" for "pulchritudonous"

Yes it will.

Was letting Harden guard Brunson 1-1 repeatedly worse than letting Gerald Wilkins guard Jordan?

Will this game get a companion? www.nba.com/knicks/nyk70...

OK, so who else now is curious about Nick Morabito and his journal? (context: His family brought it up during SNY interview)

Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker is the most improved player in baseball. He's made a huge leap both as a hitter and as a fielder in 2026. @marksimon.bsky.social with our Stat of the Week. www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/05/19/s...

My latest

I don't generally like in-game player interviews but Freddy Peralta with Steve Gelbs was quite good and gave us access we normally wouldn't get.

Wrote this today ...

The top 20 shortstops in innings played this season average 9 Defensive Misplays & Errors. Bobby Witt Jr. has 2 Witt seems to have finally cracked the code to rank among the Defensive Runs Saved leaders ... and has a great highlight reel too. www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/05/13/o...

Why do the Giants suddenly look like the Dodgers and the Dodgers suddenly look like the Giants?

Mets fan looking for something to read? Every Monday I do a newsletter article about the 1986 Mets This week, we focus on the inspirational Mets backup catcher, Ed Hearn, who has his own highlight reel on YouTube 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/9-may-17-e...

My big news: I've left The Athletic because they wanted me to stop covering the Twins. I refused to give up my dream, so I'm betting on myself and returning to my independent roots. I need your support to make it work. Join me and let's do this together: www.aarongleeman.com/welcome-to-t...

That’s @marksimon.bsky.social who Gary and Keith just discussed. You can hear him on this episode of “National League Town”: open.spotify.com/episode/6D0yKT…#Metst#LGMG#MetsSkyky

"I always read Mark's notes..." - Keith Hernandez I guess I need to put that on my resume, LOL

It's not often you get to talk to a defensive guru like Mariners infield coach Perry Hill. One of the main things we talked to him about was teaching players to own their area of responsibility + @btew.bsky.social on Murikami, Okamoto, college pitchers LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...