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Any fan of sabermetrics or the Boston Red Sox knows that Jacoby Ellsbury was something of a defensive liability in 2009. For those of you who arenÆt hip to the latest statistical trends, Ultimate Zone Rating is currently the best available method of measuring fielding, providing an estimate of how many runs a player saved (or cost) his team with his glove. EllsburyÆs -18.6 UZR (meaning, his defensive gaffes allowed about 19 extra runs to score) in 2009 was the worst in baseball among center fielders. Only Brad Hawpe (-21.3), Yuniesky Betancouty (-20.5) and Jermaine Dye (-20.0) did more damage with their glovesùnot exactly great company. In case that comparison was not a sufficient illustration of just how atrocious his fielding was, consider this: using Bill Jame ...

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