As we outlined last week in understanding BABIP for pitchers, there are some statistics that we can use via sabermetrics to help us in fantasy baseball. BABIP is one of them, but there is another that eDraft brings you that can help determine who you want for fantasy baseball.

Meet DIPS, or defensive independent pitching. The first thing that comes to mind is, "Why does that matter, fielding is part of the game?" To an extent, but in fantasy baseball, we can use DIPS to help us make decisions for the pitcher. How many times have you seen a major league player make an incredible play for an out? How many times have you seen Jimmy Rollins make a backhand play in the hole and throw the base runner out by a half step. How many times have you seen Brandon Phillips make a diving play at second base to save two runs from scoring? That is what DIPS can show us. What does a pitcher's ERA look like without great plays, or just based on average major league fielding.