GASP, Ant Bachinski, a Yankees fan, is going to stick up for Ortiz. He really is not a bad fielder. We must remember that these guys are professional baseball players who have been doing this all their lives, and most can sufficiently play any position on the field (alot of these guys were pitchers growing up and in high school too) except maybe catcher, which I feel is the toughest position to play on the field both mentally and physically. If Ortiz got more playing time in the field he would probably become a very good one bagger. His career stats at the position are not all that bad:
220 games played at first
209 starts
1774 Chances
18 Errors
0.990 Fielding %
His % has declined the past two years, but probably because he isn\'t out there. I mean,
**** I\'ll take any player on my team who\'ll make an error once out of every 98.55 times he has a chance to make a play (i probably did my math wrong).
Oh and for the record:
Ortiz is expected to play first base in two of the three weekend games in Philadelphia, the Boston Globe reports.
