Errors are an odd statistic anyway, as many times they’re simply in the eye of the beholder. A lot of errors are absurd, because it took everything for the fielder in question just to get to ball nevertheless, make a play on it.

 

There are way more errors made for non-range reasons, Nix included.

I think most people recognize the range argument but can't consider a guy "excellent" defensively when he makes so many mistakes.

 

Kenny didn't see things that way with Jose Valentin, either.