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Jeter: You Can't Trust Fielding Data
Published 2/21/2008 by WW Staff at WasWatching.com
Derek Jeter doesn't like Spatial Aggregate Fielding Evaluation. Via Kevin Kernan - Derek Jeter arrived at his 16th Yankees spring training yesterday labeled the worst shortstop in the majors by some statistical braniacs over at Penn. "Maybe it was a computer glitch," the three-time Gold Glove winner said of the report. But Jeter just didn't laugh this one off. He defended himself, saying, "Every (shortstop) doesn't stay in the same spot, everyone doesn't have the same pitching. Everyone doesn't have the same hitters running, it's ...

The Derek Jeter Conundrum
Published 2/24/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... I read that article. First of all, what pitching staff was out there? Each team has a different staff. Derek doesn’t really have a sinkerball pitching staff whereas other shortstops, you sit behind certain pitchers, you’re going to get a lot of ground balls. “You simply can’t do that by those charts, that’s a bunch of baloney,” Michael added. “It’s disgraceful. You have to use a scout’s eye to determine range.” Even Jeter himself called the computer analysis bogus: Maybe it was a computer glitch,” the three-time Gold Glove winner ...