Beltre Signs with the Texas Rangers

Alright, I know I said that he was going to sign with the Anaheim Angels, but clearly I was wrong. I mean, everyone thought that.

Adrian Beltre signed a 5-year, $80 million contract with the division rival Texas Rangers. There was a lot of talk of him going to the Rangers for a while but no one thought that they would actually sign him and move long-time Ranger, Michael Young to DH. But they did. The Athletics were thought to get him for a while until they pulled out and the Angels had been the favorite to grab him through out the whole off-season.

This signing is really great for the Rangers defense in the infield as Beltre will settle in with defensive wizard, shortstop Elvis Andrus.

Now, before I continue, I would like to say that I am not a big fan of UZR/150 (or UZR overall). I think that the stat is bias but it is a stat that I use a lot anyways for defense.

Beltre's UZR/150 since 2009 is 33.9 and even though Andrus's UZR/150 dropped a crazy amount this year, it was just barely above average. In 2009, Andrus's UZR/150 was a great 13.5 2010: .3.

There is much more I can say about Beltre because I have already written about him. If you have not read that specific post on Beltre, click here

Also, if anyone knows any defensive stats that you use a lot, feel free to tell me.

(Statistics in courtesy of: fangraphs.com)