Derek Jeter: Worst fielder in baseball

[bukie]

According to a panel led by Bill James, "probably the worst fielder in baseball, at any position."

[jersey cubs fan]

I think I heard at least a dozen references to a "Jeter-like play" or a "play that only Jeter makes" this postseason.

[imb]

I think I heard at least a dozen references to a "Jeter-like play" or a "play that only Jeter makes" this postseason.

 

every time a ss goes deep in the hole (that's what she said) some announcer calls it a jeter-play

 

it's like like one highlight just made everyone [expletive]

[bukie]

The Fielding Bible is the site the article was referring to. Two good indicators there for Jeter being awful: Jeter vs. Everett (under Fielding Bible Excerpts), and the Three Year Register statistics (in which fielding data was compiled over a 3 year period).

[Post Count Padder]

Tell me something I don't know. Yankee fans and other baseball people go crazy over how good a shortstop Jeter is, just based off the plays they see on Baseball Tonight.

 

I remember last year there was an article after another study naming Jeter the worst defensive SS in baseball, and Yankee fans were asked for their opinions. Not one of them defended his defense, but they all got pissed at the study saying, "Jeter is a great player, a great Yankee, a great leader, and a clutch hitter."

[Warren Brusstar]

I think I heard at least a dozen references to a "Jeter-like play" or a "play that only Jeter makes" this postseason.

 

every time a ss goes deep in the hole (that's what she said) some announcer calls it a jeter-play

 

it's like like one highlight just made everyone [expletive]

 

I think I recall seeing an article quantifying that Jeter actually is very good going to his right. The problem is that his range to his left is utterly atrocious. That would confirm -- in part -- people's subjective perceptions that he makes a lot of good plays in the hole, while still covering less ground than any other SS in baseball.

 

I wish I could remember where I saw it.

[bukie]

I think I heard at least a dozen references to a "Jeter-like play" or a "play that only Jeter makes" this postseason.

 

every time a ss goes deep in the hole (that's what she said) some announcer calls it a jeter-play

 

it's like like one highlight just made everyone [expletive]

 

I think I recall seeing an article quantifying that Jeter actually is very good going to his right. The problem is that his range to his left is utterly atrocious. That would confirm -- in part -- people's subjective perceptions that he makes a lot of good plays in the hole, while still covering less ground than any other SS in baseball.

 

I wish I could remember where I saw it.

The truth is, at least in 2008, that Jeter plays a very shallow shortstop because of a weak arm. So, the plays that he actually makes are the really short choppers that most SS don't (because they're playing deep). However, anything hit sharply that isn't right at him is going through at an alarming rate. Remember, defense isn't just about preventing errors, it's about making outs on balls hit in your area.

[ConstableRabbit]

The Fielding Bible is the site the article was referring to. Two good indicators there for Jeter being awful: Jeter vs. Everett (under Fielding Bible Excerpts), and the Three Year Register statistics (in which fielding data was compiled over a 3 year period).

The awards were announced in my hometown of Skokie... I wonder where

[JGalt73]

David Pinto's Probabilistic Model of Range rankings call this one of Jeter's better years (while still being very poor).

[daske17]

The awards were announced in my hometown of Skokie... I wonder where

 

I'm hoping the I-Hop on Golf and Skokie Blvd.

[BCVM22]

The awards were announced in my hometown of Skokie... I wonder where

 

I'm hoping the I-Hop on Golf and Skokie Blvd.

 

Portillo's would have made for a much better awards venue.

[daske17]

The awards were announced in my hometown of Skokie... I wonder where

 

I'm hoping the I-Hop on Golf and Skokie Blvd.

 

Portillo's would have made for a much better awards venue.

 

FTW. I completely forgot Portillos... oh, that chocolate cake.

[SouthSideRyan]

I can't hear the name Portillo's without getting it or something similar.

 

Luke's combo for lunch it is.

[Soul]

"They watched film of every major-league game, and had recorded every ball off the bat by the direction in which it was hit [the vector], the type of hit [groundball, flyball, line-drive, popup, etc.] and by how hard the ball was hit [softly hit, medium, hard hit]."

 

I can't even imagine doing this.

[MSG T]

"They watched film of every major-league game, and had recorded every ball off the bat by the direction in which it was hit [the vector], the type of hit [groundball, flyball, line-drive, popup, etc.] and by how hard the ball was hit [softly hit, medium, hard hit]."

 

I can't even imagine doing this.

 

Assuming you'd get a livable salary, what a great job. Whole lot better than getting shot at.

[Soul]

"They watched film of every major-league game, and had recorded every ball off the bat by the direction in which it was hit [the vector], the type of hit [groundball, flyball, line-drive, popup, etc.] and by how hard the ball was hit [softly hit, medium, hard hit]."

 

I can't even imagine doing this.

 

Assuming you'd get a livable salary, what a great job. Whole lot better than getting shot at.

 

I think it would kill my interest in the game, in the same way watching the same great movie 10,000 times would ruin it for me, or listening to the same good song 10,000 times.

 

Certainly much better than getting shot at though.