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Name the top five active players on the career errors list.
Name the top five active players on the career errors list.
I don't want to cheat and look it up so I'll make educated guesses. It has to be guys who have been in the league a long time and play 2B, SS or 3B since they get many chances that have the potential to lead to errors.
Jeter and A-Rod MUST be on the list, since they've been around so long. I'm also going to say Adrian Beltre since he's been around longer than most people realize and was a bit wild in his early years. After that, I'm at a bit of a loss. I'll guess Aramis Ramirez since he's been in the league quite a while and made a TON of errors early in his career. After that... I'm not sure. Michael Young?
Boston fan question = Yankees = A Rod & Jeter.
Good thing this was not a question about the top 5 all time. That would have been impossible, as it is full of guys who retired 100 years ago.
I'm gonna say Rafael Furcal and Alex Gonzalez
1. _____ 274
2. Beltre 256
3. Furcal 250
4. Jeter 243
5. A Rodriguez 234
6. A Ramirez 224
7. A Gonzalez 194
8.
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10. Young 160
Hint. #1 is 'active', but isn't playing. And he isn't injured.
Tejada. Should have known it was someone who wasn't truly active.
And yet, he unjustly had the reputation as a great fielder earlier in his career, but things have been relatively quiet in recent years despite the fact his defense has drastically improved.Correct.
To round out the top ten:
1. Tejada 274 (age 39, 16 seasons)
2. Beltre 256 (34, 16)
3. Furcal 250 (35, 13)
4. Jeter 243 (39, 19)
5. A Rodriguez 234 (37, 20)
6. A Ramirez 224 (35, 16)
7. A Gonzalez 194 (36, 15)
8. D Wright 167 (30, 10)*
9. A. Soriano 166 (37, 15)
10. Young 160 (36, 14)
*Yikes.
Man could field... what he could get to. Omar's hands were unbelievable without a doubt, but he lacked the range of the truly incredible shortstops like Smith and Belanger. Definitely the most sure-handed of the all-time defensive wizards, though.Just to add to this thread. My first thought after it was all answered was "Where's Omar Vizquel?" before I realized he retired last year. But he wouldn't have been top 5 anyway - 190 errors in 24 seasons. Man could field.