Advanced defensive metrics are in good hands as 'The Fielding Bible V' drops this week, and one of the authors, Mark Simon, joins The Best Podcast in Baseball to discuss the evolution of defensive stats, some of the best fielders at each position, and if there is way to put in simple terms (runs) how the Cardinals can compensate for a lack of offense with a robust, even elite defense.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold, making his way across the state of Florida after covering some spring training baseball, talks with Simon about how the data digs Paul DeJong's defense at shortstop, how The Fielding Bible saw Kolten Wong coming as an elite defensive player years before the Gold Glove voters did, and how defensive stats may start to shape Hall of Fame voting.

The two baseball writers all discuss if Yadier Molina is the breakthrough player, or maybe it's Omar Vizquel.

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