Here's an email from Baseball Info Solutions: After a considerable amount of study, we’re releasing the latest update to our Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) metric. Since 2013, our video tracking has allowed us to chart the pre-pitch infielder positioning. That data allows for the evaluation of defensive performance for individual fielders on shift plays and [...]
So, Pat Murphy is the Mets' "bombshell" managerial candidate. Not sure who would have qualified in my mind as bombshell material - but pretty sure Mr. Murphy isn't anything close to what was dancing in my head. So, started muttering to myself - Why did they choose the word bombshell to describe this previously unknown [...]