Check out my good friend, Alex Belth’s take on the A-Rod deal. Talk about well-covered, he hits all the right notes. He also brings our attention to an interesting article by Joel Sherman, of the NY Post, in which Sherman suggests that A-Rod would be better than Derek at third as well as short.
…. Jeter’s shortcoming at short is that he does not react well to the ball off the bat, which particularly limits going up the middle. Third base is even more of a reaction position and, therefore, would further exacerbate his deficiency, especially on those one-step and dive plays so intrinsic to the hot corner.Will A-Rod have difficulties making the transition? Probably. But he possesses better tools to make the switch than Jeter. I believe Rodriguez can win a Gold Glove at third. I do not think that fathomable for Jeter.
“A-Rod may be a better third baseman than shortstop because he’s very reactionary,” an AL GM said. “What shocked me about him is how quickly he dives and gets up, and he has great hands, much better hands than Jeter.”
…. It is just I anticipate Jeter will ultimately take the Robin Yount route and switch to the outfield; do keep in mind Jeter is spectacular at tracking balls in the air.
That’s a really interesting take on the situation, from my perspective, it’s the first time I’ve heard it put that way. He’s right, too: Jeter is spectacular at tracking fly balls.
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