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Cliff Hangers wrote:We've been trying to improve the SS area for two years, but it's danged hard.

Yeah, I know ... that's what she said.

We're in the same boat there, though Toyama has little to complain about these days.

NT has drafted about 4 SS high in the last 2 drafts. Hopefully one of them will hit, literally and figuratively.

Ben Wells Rd 1 2021
Rod Rodgers Rd 2 2022
Clyde Walter Rd 2 2022
Ryan Walsh Rd 10 2021

Neo-Tokyo has used the contraction draft and free agency to dramatically improve its middle infield, which is now the class of the Rising Sun Division.

If you like double plays, this your division. Rising Sun teams occupy the top four ranks in double plays turned in the Sovereign League.
Okinawa is leading the division and the league in double plays turned with 57.
In second place is Neo-Tokyo with 54.
Behind the Akira is Toyama, with 47.
In fourth is Shin Seiki with 46.



Neo-Tokyo second basemen are posting a .843 OPS
Shin Seiki second basemen are posting a .836 OPS
Toyama second basemen are posting a .740 OPS
Okinawa second basemen are posting a .645 OPS



Neo-Tokyo shortstops are posting a .614 OPS
Toyama shortstops are posting a .609 OPS
Shin Seiki shortstops are posting a .596 OPS
Okinawa shortstops are posting a .397 (not a typo) OPS

Looking at the combined WAR of the teams' listed starters at second base and shortstop, the clubs of the RSD are ranked like this:

Neo-Tokyo: 3.3
Shin Seiki: 1.5
Toyama: 1.0
Okinawa: 0.2

I love double plays! And interesting post like this one. Nice write up Morris. I gotta get a second baseman with a position-appropriate name like 'Trapper'

Neo-Tokyo still is tops, but Shin Seiki and Toyama are improving in a hurry.

Okinawa is leading the division and the league in double plays turned with 72.
In second place is Toyama with 64.
Behind the Wind Dancers is Neo-Tokyo, with 62.
In fourth is Shin Seiki with 58.



Neo-Tokyo second basemen are posting a .792 OPS
Shin Seiki second basemen are posting a .748 OPS
Toyama second basemen are posting a .689 OPS
Okinawa second basemen are posting a .615 OPS



Neo-Tokyo shortstops are posting a .607 OPS
Toyama shortstops are posting a .602 OPS
Shin Seiki shortstops are posting a .584 OPS
Okinawa shortstops are posting a .403 OPS

Looking at the combined WAR of the teams' listed starters at second base and shortstop, the clubs of the RSD are ranked like this:

Neo-Tokyo: 3.7
Shin Seiki: 2.8
Toyama: 2.2
Okinawa: 0.1

If Endo could hit at all, he would be an All-Star.

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

And, yes, Adachi is just a winner. One of the fans' uber-faves.

Wind Dancers wrote:If Endo could hit at all, he would be an All-Star.

Endo's a beast compared to what I'm rolling out there.

The numbers are a textbook example of "if you're not going forward you're going backwards" Everyone's improved except for Okinawa. Have to believe the Shisa will be looking to make some upgrades to rectify this.