John Walsh's Annual OF Arms Article
Always a good treat and the de facto ranking out there for outfielder arms.
Notably Ichiro was worth 4.8 extra runs last year with his arm. I do not think arm ratings are included in UZR measurements (Dave?) so if not, Ichiro's value last year moves up to near four wins and thus even in a down year for him, he still manages to earn his ~$17MM salary.
Ibanez, a constant possessor of a good arm, stayed above average as well, at 2.8 runs.
Franklin Gutierrez had an above average arm for a right-fielder, hopefully portending that a move to center field will only increase its value. :)
Adam Jones' arm was worth 3.1 runs over average. Erik Bedard's arm was worth 0.2 runs over average.
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by Vatinius on Jan 22, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Currently, UZR doesn't include arms
MGL’s working on it, though.
Furness finds the current outfield "scary".
not because they will kill at defense, but because they have so few HRs and RBIs between them.

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