CHONE Defensive Projections

Rally rocks. He recently incorporated defensive projections at BaseballProjection.com.

Here’s the Cardinals, sorted from best to worst, including some prospects of varying hotness.

Name
POS
 Runs


Ryan,   Brendan
SS
15


DeJesus, Antonio
OF
11


Jay, Jonathan
OF
10


Molina, Yadier
C
9


Robinson, Shane
OF
9


Pujols, Albert
1B
8


Rasmus, Colby
CF
6


Jones, Daryl
OF
4


Henley, Tyler
OF
2


Rapoport, James
CF
1


Luna, Aaron
OF
1


Freese, David
3B
0


Brito, Javier
DH
0


Craig, Allen
OF
0


Thurston, Joe
3B
-1


Ludwick, Ryan
OF
-1


Mather, Joe
OF
-1


Gotay, Ruben
3B
-2


Shorey, Mark
OF
-2


Hamilton, Mark
1B
-3


Buckman, Brandon
1B
-3


Arburr, Matthew
1B
-3


Stavinoha, Nick
OF
-3


Solano, Donovan
3B
-4


Kozma, Peter
SS
-4


Brown, Andrew
1B
-5


Descalso, Daniel
2B
-5


Greene, Tyler
SS
-5


Schumaker, Skip
2B
-6


Lugo, Julio
2B
-6


Folli, Mike
3B
-6


Pagnozzi, Matt
C
-6


Cruz, Tony
C
-7


Derba, Nick
C
-7


Sedbrook, Colt
2B
-10


Rowlett, Casey
2B
-10


Hoffpauir, Jarrett
2B
-11


Anderson, Bryan
C
-12


Hill, Steven
C
-14

It’s optimism, but I’m all for optimism. Rally’s projections have Boog as the NL’s best defensive shortstop, trailed by Tulowitzki and Yunel Escobar.

I don’t know how Sean translates the numbers for catcher exactly, but this looks like another blow to what’s left of Bryan Anderson’s prospect status. And yet Pagnozzi isn’t as stellar as advertised, either. Maybe he’s just popular with pitchers, I don’t know.

Jon Jay, Chief Justice of the Outfield. He’s currently hitting .323/.418/.431 in the Venezuelan Winter League, whatever that might mean. A plus 10 in the corners means he could would be average in center field, which is good. I expect him to be a nice little 4th outfielder next season. Robinson and DeJesus both have the glove to play center, but their bat keeps them from being much more than replacement level.

Erik Manning

Erik became addicted to Cardinals baseball as a young lad growing up on the mean streets of O'Fallon, MO. He moved away to Tulsa to attend Bible College, where he met his wife, who talked him into moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, also known as the Bermuda triangle of baseball. His dream is to see the MLB.tv blackouts end, and his other interests are theology and philosophy of religion. He is the parent of two young boys.

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