Going To The (Sabermetrics) Library Has Never Been So Cool

If you're a casual baseball fan, you know stats like batting average, runs batted in and fielding percentage. But if you're a hardcore baseball fan, you're breaking down stats like on-base plus slugging (OPS), weighted on-base average (wOBA) and ultimate zone rating (UZR).

Sorry, casual baseball fan, that may have hurt your brain for a second. But it's all right because now there's the Sabermetrics Library to help you filter through the random letters. And the best part: no library card necessary!

...I think they point to a larger problem within the sabermetric community: that it's incredibly research and analysis focused, with little emphasis on writing and education.  I realized that one of the biggest gaps missing here on DRaysBay (and in the sabermetric community at large) is a handy reference tool to help new users learn about sabermetrics.

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To help solve this issue, with the help of Andy Hellicksonstine and rglass44, I spent all of last week compiling The Sabermetric Library.  I'm sure it's not perfect, but the idea behind the site is to provide websites with an easy-to-use and easy-to-link website that they can refer new users towards.

Here's your first nugget of information you can learn from the Saber Library: Yes, Franklin Gutierrez really is that amazing defensively.