Statcast now measures hit and catch probability.

[midnightpulp]

Pretty cool. Can better quantify if a potential hit is actually robbed or not (i.e. sometimes a diving catch looks nice, but also could've been the result of a fielder getting a bad jump or misreading the ball rather than legitimately robbing a hit).

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1252978983/statcast-to-measure-catch-hit-probability-in-2017/?query=statcast

[Pelicans78]

This will make it easier to judge defensive players on metrics.