On this episode Mark Simon is joined by Braves utility man Mauricio Dubon, as well as baseball researchers Chris and Lindsay Dial. Chris was an early pioneer in the field of defensive metrics. Lindsay is a writer at Baseball Prospectus who has looked into topics that include competitive balance, and language in baseball journalism.

Mark and Mauricio talked about the challenges of playing so many different positions, why transitioning from infield to outfield is tough beyond just making plays, and why Mauricio tracks the catch probabilities on the plays he makes.

Mark, Chris, and Lindsay talked about Chris's early invention of a defensive stat, originally known as Defensive Runs Saved, but now known as Runs Effectively Defended (RED for short). They also discussed Lindsay's recent piece comparing competitive balance across MLB, the NBA, and the NFL, as well as her look at vocabulary used to describe players by baseball writers that was a presentation at the SABR convention.

Lindsay's article on competitive balance

https://www.seatoseabaseball.com/the-myth-of-competitive-balance/

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