Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, a 2009 Gold Glove winner, applies the tag as Chicago White Sox’s Gordon Beckham slides into second. Image credit: Duane Burleson – file
The stats on fielding Astute baseball fans know who has
the golden glove, but assigning a number to a player’s defensive merits
has been tricky.
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