Do the Yankees ACTUALLY Have the Best Defense?

Yeah, the Yankees are rated as the number one infield defense at turning grounders and bunts into outs. Did you know that? I do. Now. And we're going to watch every ground ball hit 90 miles per hour or harder and judge them by ourselves and see if we agree that they're really good. Okay. Okay, this is the first one. J-Ram. Oh, wow. I mean, that's routine. That's an atom ball. Was that really 90 something? Nine out of ten. I think 10 out of 10 play-wise. Yeah. This one didn't come to the Guardians? No. Yeah, they're not. They're in a random. They're by pitcher, so this is a break. That was at the end of the inning. I mean, that was right out. That second half took a... They're making plays. Yes. They botched. They botched that play. It's brutal. I need to... I don't... Okay. Flavor's getting a lot of runs. Flavor's getting a lot of... That was my thought, that Flavor's the only one getting hot shots. Like, to me, I haven't noticed any standout plays. Oh, that one is... That was impressive. That was pretty good. That was... So, we're going to put that in a nice bucket? Yes. That's the leader in the clubhouse, right? All right. I'll put that over here on the taps. That stung. Love the way we turned the double play. I think that was the hardest hit one yet. I think most teams turn that. Good positioning. Watch it again. Did it take a weird hop at the end? Because he looked like he caught it on the side. Oh. That was a nice one. That one was good. Bases loaded, no outs. Good bucket. Let's go in the good bucket. I'll keep that. Yeah. So, maybe at the end, we'll rank all the buckets. That was Colton Brewer. Oh, that one stung. Did that hit his foot? I think it did. That was hit hard, but the mound slowed it down. Yeah, they got a good hop off him. No bucket. He made it look routine. We're on to Brito. I mean, that's... Good coverage by Brito. Yeah. 3-2 pitch. That's the first one we have of Volpe going to his right. Yeah. But, I mean, that's... Slow dirt. Oh. That's not... Oh. That thing just keeps going. What is this short left field? I didn't like that. That's not an out. No, they're not all outs. They're just rounders hit. So, that's a bad one. Woo! That's a good one. Good pile. You want that in the bucket? That's a good pile. I said pretty... I said good hands. And it took a nice hop after that. You did say that. I remember that. Nice and routine. But it feels good to know that that's an out. Yep. Cole likes that that's an out. Whoever's positioning Lamer, I think, is doing a phenomenal job. I don't know if that's the person you live with, Jake. Or who, but... Now, that's nice. That felt nice. I think a lot of teams turn that. I like that. I think a lot of teams turn that, but DJ... The aesthetic of that looks really good. Yeah. Aesthetically, it's... Look at this. Ah! Right there. That's a nice five. Nice, easy motion. I believe Paul O'Neill after that double play. Even double plays are faster now with the clock. I'm not going to bucket that one. Why not? Can you do it with the audio? But I like it. Why you don't like it? I think we should... No, because the audio comes after. I like it, but I'm... And it might copyright us. I'm not going to bucket. He literally said it right after. That's not bucket. It's too routine. Wait, hold up. Hold up, hold up. Get out of your ballies. Wow. Oh. I think the sound kind of changes things now. I'm going to turn it off, though. Glaber's just always in the right spot. Wait, I don't... Whoa. Can we watch that again? Yeah, let's watch it again. And we're going to go half second. Let's go Yas Broadcast. Come on, now. One hop. That's good power. Nice. Kind of fell out of his glove. Into his hand. I'm going to bucket that. Yeah, of course. Because we want to... The bucket's like the playoffs. Yes. I wish you could... I wish you could have bracketed those. I could have done only outs. There you go. I got there quick. What were you saying? That Glaber one, he tried to get two outs. And it should have been one. It's a funny visual. That's huddled. Okay. What was this one? We like this IKF one? I do. I think I do. It was a... Is it making the playoffs? I don't know. We're not bucketing it? I mean, this... Threw it on the fly. Are we blaming the cameraman? That wasn't a pretty double play. No, it wasn't. But they turned it. It felt a little choppy. They took their time because Flores is really slow. Way to get there by Cole. Yeah. Lamont Wade Jr. Can we see it again? Wow. You think that deserves a replay? I just want to see... Like, I just felt like he ran... Got down on that one knee. I like that a little bit. But that's... You like that one? You're trying to bucket that? No. I was just seeing... But why is the guy... No. Cordero. Did Rizzo get hurt? I don't know. He just kind of did a little... Might be safe. No bucket. A lot of routine plays. Good placement. The Yanks are like on it, huh? Maybe that's the golden form of the... Ah, come on now. Oh, Cordero. Oh, what a... I think this is a bucket one. I think that might be bucketed. Let me see. Oh, he slowed it down. Oh, not an out. That would have been a good bucket. I'm not going to zoom in anymore. Why not? I messed it up. This is a hard hit ball? I guess so. That's not a ground ball. I feel like he caught that in the heel. He didn't want that. That's another nice... We saw a sloppy double play. That was a nice tight double play. We're not bucketing yet. Good pick by Riz. That was good. That was good all around. It's not a bucket. Wow, look how... That's a beauty of a play. Hard hit ball. Let's see if the other broadcast switched quicker. Switched worse. Great job out of Nasser. And if we had a replay, I might... I might dance around bucketing it. I don't know what happens. I think this is bucket worthy. What do you think? We just know if it goes to the playoffs, it's not going to do anything. Yeah, it's not. Why even bucket? What else is in the bucket? We don't know. You kind of forget who else made it. Another infield pop-up. Labor does the fake catch. That's not. Good job, Nasser. Yes. I mean, yes. I think... It's a nice play. Are you not bucketing? Rizzo needs to have one. I think the lesson so far is that the right side of the infield has been gobbling them up. And it might be because of the shift that we're seeing more of that, like in routine plays. It's a nice shortstop play. Very nice shortstop. I mean, this is the number one team at turning grounders into outs. He looks like he's getting even more comfortable at short. I like this. No pump. Yeah. Calm. Like, almost lazy. It reminds me of Jeter. Yeah. It reminds me of Jeter. That reminds me of Jeter. Look at that. Oh. Actually. Love it. I love that. I love that because you're taught to keep it in front of you. You know, put your chest. Boom. That was a big hop. That's good. If that ball gets a little further away, he's safe. If he just tries to glove that, it's a base hit. But this gobble scoop. This gobble was everything. That was... That... Yeah. Are you bucketing that or... I'm bucketing that, personally. I'm going to start nixing some as we go. Wow. Because we got a lot to get through. Halfway through. Oh. Yes. And he picks it up. Yes. You got him. Yes. I like that one. We're going to watch that again. We are. That's what we'll do. You get one watch. Bucket or no bucket. It needs to be a yes or a no quickly. That was when he was falling. Yeah. He was a little bambi feet. Losing by 10. Oh. That looks like a losing by 10 play. Oh. I love that Winklaver looks like he's going to fall over. Yeah. He looks like he's falling over. It's a little pirouette. You guys, I didn't notice this. It's a little pirouette. Look, he's falling. Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's like tilted. It gives him a little momentum. No bucket. Nice play. Hey, if anything... Oh, no. Never mind. I like that. But IKF is good at throwing to second. Yeah. Glaiver just waiting. Damn. I wanted to see like a chop or somebody coming in on something real quick. I need... Wow. Is this the game you guys are at? No. I wish. I mean, there were balls like this last year that IKF would miss. Everyone would be like, well, it was 97 miles per hour. Of course you couldn't get it. You like that or no? No. I mean, I think that's routine play. This is the one. Wait. Got him out. You got him out. Are you bucketing that? What do you think? I'm bucketing that. Okay. That's not Volpe's. That's none of Volpe's business. That's enough to speed. Whoa. Yes. That's awesome. Donaldson can make it. Yeah. Donaldson. They're getting bigger. Eh. But they're making all the... We haven't seen a botched routine play, right? Very true. Oh, I love that. Oh. That was smooth. I like that. It got loose, so I put it over there. Okay. I think there was one play. There was one play where Glaber kind of went and sliding to his right and missed it, and that was opening day, and that's the only one where you're like, eh, that should have been made out of the ones they haven't made. I like how you backed up on that, but that's not a... How many do you think there's been? I feel like there was a lot of unnecessary movement there, but it looks impressive. I'm doing the other... There's a lot of arms. Right at him, right? He catches it right there? Yeah. The rest of this is just... That's actually good. I actually like that. Can we bucket that? Yeah. Yes. That's, I think, the hardest we've seen him throw, which is his arm isn't... Plus, plus. No, no. Yeah, but it's the first time we've seen him fire it. Double play. Oh, Cabrera. Nice. Not a bucket. I need a better replay. Eh. It's nice. It's not bucketable. Okay, so that's another one. I didn't like that. Can we rewatch this one? I don't know. There's one more? Yeah. Why is that in the outfield? This was a different search. Can I see that one? No, it's gone. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. It's not even... Okay, so let's... Okay, so... This is the... This play? Okay. Okay, so that one? Or this one? Which one's gonna stay? Oh, that's how we're doing it? Yep. I'm going, I'm... I'm going that one. Does he count as infield? Of course. In the stat? Once you throw it, you're an infielder. Okay. So he wins. You're the most in danger infielder. This is like not top 10. Like, we need to find one. So now it's Colton Brewer. Is this one better or worse than the Brewer stat? There was a runner on third there. If that... I just worry the Brewer one's such a unicorn of rarity. We'll see. I remember some good ones. It's not gonna beat the Brewer. How do we make that? How did that make... I mean, the throw's fun. He got to that. I like that. Yes. I mean, J-Ram running. Look at his throw. That's good. We like that. Yeah. Brewer's out. Wow. That's them getting rid of the book. I felt like extra agenda here. You like this. I like this play a lot. Similar with the Glaber one, but... Does this... Do you like that better than the one before? The scoop and throw I like a lot. But Glaber's recovery throw is cooler than that. Yeah. I like that one because he was very... It was a tough hop. And it's... He came around and he threw it from second base. So which one are you... Volpe's you would teach kids with. Glaber's you wouldn't. You can't teach that. So... I'm voting... I'm voting Glaber's. Glaber. Well, let's go Glaber. Man, this sucks. Oh, this one I think we all would not add. Maybe. Yes. I'm going with this one over Glaber. It's another... Blocked it and then had to make... And keep it in front of you. Let's see if the other broadcast has it. Let's not do that again, please. He... Short hop gets the glove on it. Yes. 102 exit below. And then look at the throw. There's no... No way to balance or re-grip or anything. DJ makes it. I think I'm taking that. Okay. Hard to beat. Even that looks like he kind of just like... I know. That's not being balanced. Yeah. What's this one? Donaldson again. Donaldson versus Donaldson. Similar play. He picked a clean. I like how he looked back the runner on second. This one was 94. The other one was 102. And I think... I'm going with the other one. I'm going with the other one as well. The recoveries. Awesome. I really like that one. And it's such a stab. I don't know. Let me see. It's a pretty play. I don't think it's beating Donaldson. I think the bounce being that high actually... Right. The flip is to go... To grab that and then go this casual on the flip. Very Cano-ish. Yes. Very Robbie Cano. Flip it. All right. Third base off. This one's 105 off the bat. It's a catch. I mean, if we're comparing it, IKF caught it. He didn't need to make a throw though. He didn't need to make a throw. But this wasn't... Donaldson's wasn't catchable. He had just like... If Donaldson doesn't get that, it's a double. If IKF doesn't get that, it's a single. Yes. Look where he hit it. Left fielder. Where would he be positioned? It's a nice play. It is a nice play. I'm just saying... There's a runner on first. If that runner takes off, that's a double play. And he was ready. He ate it. I think on a line drive in the infield, they freeze. So I think he would have just made it to second base. I'm going to let the comments have my vote. Well, you can't do that. I can't? No way you can do that. Donaldson, he completed the full play. But that's really nice. No, no, I do think that's a really nice play. Congratulations to Donaldson. That was awesome. But IKF, that was an awesome play. That's the number one infield defense in MLB right now at turning grounders and outs. They did a good job on all the routine ones. Love that.