Fontenot's Defense

[OleMissCub]

I was just looking at his fielding record last year and comparing it to his history at 2nd, which is pretty mediocre, and wondering if he really improved his D a lot or just got lucky on the balls that were hit to him.

 

Obviously errors aren't the total answer when looking at D, but his error rate did drop off drastically last year. Maybe one of you guys with a better understanding of fielding metrics can take a look at it.

 

Games at 2nd:

 

2008-MLB-82 games: 1 error

2007-MLB-62 games: 6 errors

2006-AAA-92 games: 10 errors

2005-AAA-63 games: 5 errors

2004-AAA-135 games: 22 errors

2003-AA-114 games: 18 errors

2002-A+-116 games: 25 errors

[jersey cubs fan]

errors aren't going to tell us anything.

[OleMissCub]

errors aren't going to tell us anything.

 

thanks

[David]

Well, especially minor league errors.

[TruffleShuffle]

i think he's similar to theriot. won't make a lot of errors but their range is fairly limited. i think they're both slightly worse than average.