Always a good treat and the de facto ranking out there for outfielder arms.
Notably Ichiro was worth 4.8 extra runs last year with his arm. I do not think arm ratings are included in UZR measurements (Dave?) so if not, Ichiro's value last year moves up to near four wins and thus even in a down year for him, he still manages to earn his ~$17MM salary.
Ibanez, a constant possessor of a good arm, stayed above average as well, at 2.8 runs.
Franklin Gutierrez had an above average arm for a right-fielder, hopefully portending that a move to center field will only increase its value. :)
Adam Jones' arm was worth 3.1 runs over average. Erik Bedard's arm was worth 0.2 runs over average.
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"Ibanez, a constant possessor of a good arm"
if only there were legs to go with that arm.
msb - January 22, 2009
Now bidding on lot number 3628, Right Arm of Raul Ibanez.
Place on bid on this literally one-of-a-kind collectors item and you, yes you, can have all of Raul’s defensive contribution, with no bad angles or misplayed fly balls. Comes with certificate of authenticity. Bidding starts at $30 million.
Vatinius - January 22, 2009
You really are the photoshop king around these parts.
Eyebrows - January 22, 2009
I'm glad we've got an entire photoshop royal family/court
marc w - January 22, 2009
Currently, UZR doesn't include arms
MGL’s working on it, though.
davidcameron - January 22, 2009
Furness finds the current outfield "scary".
not because they will kill at defense, but because they have so few HRs and RBIs between them.
msb - January 22, 2009
Furness is an asshat and I can't believe he got Dave Grosby's timeslot.
BrianL - January 22, 2009
At least Aaron Rowand earned some of that $60M with his 3.6 RAA with his arm
seattlebruin - January 22, 2009
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