I went on vacation and wrote an article about the Padres defense. Yeah, I know how to party.

Among the many interesting things I discovered in conducting my research are these:

• Padres outfielders can’t keep baserunners from advancing.
• Padres infielders are excellent at defending against the bunt.
• The Padres turned more double plays in 2010 than in 2009 despite getting fewer opportunities to do so.
• Chase Headley is a stud at third base, or at least he was last year.
• The Padres may end up missing David Eckstein and Jerry Hairston Jr. more than you might think.

The actual article provides, you know, details and stuff. Go read it…

Tagged as: baserunners, chase headley, david eckstein, defense, double plays, hardball times, jerry hairston jr.