Cooper leads ACC in DRS

BigJulius94

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that’s because a single stat rarely defines a players value

keep plugging away Mr. Cooper

GO HEELS
I agree I mentioned about a week or so ago how good he and Paulson have been on the corners for us

You would think errors would have a ton of affect on DRS though
 

unc80

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We have quite a good defensive infield. Got kind of spoiled last year, but this group is no slouch.
 
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I think compared to last year we are better defensively at 1B and 2B, and just as good defensively at short or maybe even slightly better.
2b - GG has been an obvious upgrade over VDB. But while Paulsen has been “perfect” so far, Stokely was at .994 and .990 in ‘23 and ‘25. He was sneaky good out there.

Would love to know the math behind DRS… Interesting that Cooper’s fielding percentage is just .906 - almost identical to GG at 3rd last year. And it’s not identical from a ratio of chances and assists…. Cooper has about the same number of assists NOW, as GG did ALL of last year! Not only the hot corner, but also a really busy corner!!
 

akillesheel17

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if you'd told me that 2 UNC players were atop the ACC in DRS, I probably would've guessed about 4 guys before Nicholson (who i've thought has been very up and down, with some awesome plays and some bad misplays) and Gallaher (who has seemed perfectly serviceable but not particularly dynamic) - Schaff, Paulsen, Winslow, probably Hull, too. shows how much the eye can lie to you.
 

goheels1117

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I don't understand how DRS is calculated for college baseball because I don't think it factors in all the tracking data of the MLB stat.
 

jabrone

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It is weird considering the errors but I was just saying the other day that it seems like every time Cooper makes and error he immediately makes up for it with something spectacular. I think this reflects that idea.