Theo Epstein managed in his interview with the Globe to allude to the sabermetric concept of expected win-loss numbers, while noting that sabermetrics doesn’t mean you completely ignore defense and base running…
“we had scored more runs than the Yankees and allowed fewer runs than the Yankees. What’s frustrating is our inefficiency. Right now we’re just not finding ways to win games. We’re 5-8 in one-run games and that’s gotta change. A lot of that falls on our defense and base running.”
Interesting thoughts. Wonder what that translates into? Trades? Fundamentals 101 with Tito?