The Scouting Report, By the Fans, For the Fans
Part 1 - The Best and Worst Fielders in Baseball (2002 - 2003)
© Tangotiger
Background
If you are new to this project, you should read about it first.
The Preliminary Results
Thank you to all those who participated! I've received almost 500 ballots (and am still accepting them until Opening Day). I thought it would be a little fun to look at some early returns. For this particular article, it will simply be various lists of the best and the worst, as you fans see them.
Notes
To qualify for these lists, a player had to have at least 5 ballots for a category. 406 of the 499 players on the ballots qualified. The players who received the most number of ballots were Jeter, Bernie Williams, and Soriano, at 58 each. I rejected 1.2% of the ballots (6 in all) for nonsensical selections. In one case, a fan marked all traits for all players as "1", meaning "poor".
The Best and Worst Fielders in Baseball
Best Instincts
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Chavez, Eric
Jones, Andruw
Rolen, Scott
Reese, Pokey
Mientkiewicz, Doug
Cameron, Mike
Castro, Juan
Koskie, Corey
Beltran, Carlos
Erstad, Darin
Snow, J.T.
Shinjo, Tsuyoshi
Cirillo, Jeff
Suzuki, Ichiro
Hunter, Torii
Vizquel, Omar
Polanco, Placido
Edmonds, Jim
Ellis, Mark
Sanchez, Rey
...
Grieve, Ben
Long, Terrence
Sierra, Ruben
Young, Dmitri
Knoblauch, Chuck
Perez, Neifi
Sanchez, Alex
Cedeno, Roger
Fick, Robert
Giambi, Jeremy
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Worst Instincts
Best First Step
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Crawford, Carl
Cameron, Mike
Jones, Andruw
Beltran, Carlos
Erstad, Darin
Suzuki, Ichiro
Hunter, Torii
Chavez, Eric
Izturis, Cesar
Roberts, Dave
Kotsay, Mark
Damon, Johnny
Ordonez, Rey
Shinjo, Tsuyoshi
Wells, Vernon
Bergeron, Peter
Reese, Pokey
Furcal, Rafael
Rodriguez, Alex
Berroa, Angel
...
LeCroy, Matt
Minor, Damon
Bell, Jay
Zeile, Todd
Simon, Randall
Harris, Lenny
Giambi, Jeremy
Vaughn, Mo
Molina, Jose
Buchanan, Brian
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Worst First Step
Best Speed
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Suzuki, Ichiro
Roberts, Dave
Furcal, Rafael
Crawford, Carl
Cameron, Mike
Baldelli, Rocco
Byrnes, Eric
Rollins, Jimmy
Reyes, Jose
Figgins, Chone
Pierre, Juan
Damon, Johnny
Erstad, Darin
Beltran, Carlos
Patterson, Corey
Goodwin, Tom
Harris, Willie
Bergeron, Peter
Robinson, Kerry
Marrero, Eli
...
Simon, Randall
Karros, Eric
Myers, Greg
Alomar Jr., Sandy
Konerko, Paul
Kreuter, Chad
Redmond, Mike
Minor, Damon
Vaughn, Mo
Molina, Jose
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Worst Speed
Best Hands
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Mientkiewicz, Doug
Izturis, Cesar
Chavez, Eric
Vizquel, Omar
Sanchez, Rey
Lee, Derrek
Rolen, Scott
Snow, J.T.
Olerud, John
Castro, Juan
Erstad, Darin
McDonald, John
Matheny, Mike
Hunter, Torii
Rodriguez, Alex
Reese, Pokey
Ordonez, Rey
Benjamin, Mike
Beltran, Carlos
Everett, Adam
...
Norton, Greg
Hafner, Travis
Saenz, Olmedo
Ward, Daryle
Grieve, Ben
Perez, Neifi
Cedeno, Roger
Sierra, Ruben
Fick, Robert
Giambi, Jeremy
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Worst Hands
Best Release
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Bordick, Mike
Castro, Juan
Rodriguez, Alex
Vizquel, Omar
Beltran, Carlos
Rolen, Scott
Suzuki, Ichiro
Gonzalez, Alex
Izturis, Cesar
Chavez, Eric
Snow, J.T.
Matheny, Mike
Fryman, Travis
Molina, Ben
Hidalgo, Richard
Ordonez, Rey
Cash, Kevin
Sanchez, Rey
Helton, Todd
Kotsay, Mark
...
Giambi, Jeremy
Simon, Randall
Vaughn, Mo
Perez, Neifi
Hinske, Eric
Cedeno, Roger
Sierra, Ruben
Branyan, Russ
Knoblauch, Chuck
Fick, Robert
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Worst Release
Best Throwing Stength
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Guerrero, Vladimir
Furcal, Rafael
Rodriguez, Alex
Hidalgo, Richard
Mondesi, Raul
Rolen, Scott
Beltre, Adrian
Garciaparra, Nomar
Higginson, Bobby
Williams, Matt
Olivo, Miguel
Suzuki, Ichiro
Walker, Larry
Rodriguez, Ivan
Tejada, Miguel
Glaus, Troy
Guillen, Jose
Reyes, Jose
Burrell, Pat
Molina, Ben
...
Roberts, Dave
Giambi, Jeremy
Bagwell, Jeff
Eckstein, David
Goodwin, Tom
Damon, Johnny
Pierre, Juan
Williams, Bernie
Stewart, Shannon
Gonzalez, Luis
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Worst Throwing Strength
Best Throwing Accuracy
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Bordick, Mike
Molina, Ben
Rodriguez, Alex
Rolen, Scott
Rodriguez, Ivan
Edmonds, Jim
Walker, Larry
Helton, Todd
Young, Mike
LaRue, Jason
Matheny, Mike
Jenkins, Geoff
McDonald, John
Beltran, Carlos
Williams, Matt
Suzuki, Ichiro
Izturis, Cesar
Randa, Joe
Bautista, Danny
Castilla, Vinny
...
Simon, Randall
Vaughn, Mo
Ramirez, Aramis
Giambi, Jeremy
Norton, Greg
Knoblauch, Chuck
Lugo, Julio
Piazza, Mike
Perez, Neifi
Sierra, Ruben
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Worst Throwing Accuracy
Best Overall Fielders
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Suzuki, Ichiro
Beltran, Carlos
Rodriguez, Alex
Izturis, Cesar
Chavez, Eric
Rolen, Scott
Jones, Andruw
Cameron, Mike
Young, Mike
Ordonez, Rey
Kotsay, Mark
Hunter, Torii
Shinjo, Tsuyoshi
Castro, Juan
Vizquel, Omar
Cruz Jr., Jose
Wells, Vernon
Ellis, Mark
Koskie, Corey
Sanchez, Rey
Erstad, Darin
Gonzalez, Alex
Berroa, Angel
Edmonds, Jim
Rollins, Jimmy
Reese, Pokey
Everett, Adam
Mientkiewicz, Doug
Cabrera, Orlando
Polanco, Placido
...
Durazo, Erubiel
Grieve, Ben
Saenz, Olmedo
McGriff, Fred
Norton, Greg
Cedeno, Roger
Hundley, Todd
Ward, Daryle
Simon, Randall
Knoblauch, Chuck
Fick, Robert
Vaughn, Mo
Perez, Neifi
Sierra, Ruben
Giambi, Jeremy
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Worst Overall Fielders
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