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As to Jeter's defense, I think that one factor that skews his stats is that he's spent his career playing with the best defenders at third.
He seems to be much better at going to his right than his left. So most Jeter highlights are of him going deep into the hole and throwing people out. But Boggs, Brosius, and Ventura tend to cut off half of those balls.
I'm not saying that he's a good shortstop, defensively. I think that he's adequate. But you take adequate along with everything else that he brings to the table.
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