Originally Posted by
User Name?
The main point of my post was that a catcher is more important to run preventíon that a ss. That is not arguable. The other is that for all the whining about xb's defense, he could improve. That is a possibility.
For the lot of you who think that overall D can't help negate for some ss's defensive deficiencies, you are dead wrong. With the advent of defensive shifts around baseball, and with a team as research-inclined as this one, shifts will absolutely impact overall defensive efficiency for this team next year. Having good defenders to either side will absolutely help Bogaerts mask some of his deficiencies, and this isn't something left to the eye test, it can and will be quantified. Hit me up again next year regarding this subject.
And jacko, as always, you speak half truth here. Again, defensive shifts make a major impact now that wasn't around during Jeter's prime.