On defensive metrics (brief)
By Jason Wojciechowski on July 18, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Descalso, who at one point was portrayed in the metrics as an elite defender, is now a neutral defender per UZR and a negative with the glove per the +/- system. I'm not here to debate the value or sample size of defensive statistics.
My advice: don't use the stats if you aren't prepared to defend their value or justify their use given the sample size.