re defensive averages shortstop in article apr leland stanford edu addison leland stanford edu brett rogers writes in article steph pegasus cs uiuc edu steph pegasus cs uiuc edu dale stephenson writes smith ozzie the wizard s is the second highest year ever still very good but i don t like the way his numbers have declined every year in a few years may be a defensive liability that s rich ozzie smith a defensive liability why do you suppose he s immune to the ravages of time he s in a few years he ll be he doesn t get to as many grounders as he used to and will get to fewer still as his legs go as they do on every human so far remember willie mays was a defensive liability at he end of his career too ditto mickey mantle ditto just about everyone else who played into their late s roger brett rogers addison leland stanford edu
