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09 Fielding Woes

To begin: SAMPLE SIZE, caveat, etc., etc., etc...

 

Is it time to worry about the Cardinals fielding?  Sports Illustrated, in their '09 preview edition, specifically mentioned the Redbirds lack of fielding prowess.  The fact that they lead the league in errors (on the front page of STL's MLB page) doesn't bother me as much as a glance at FanGraphs here.  Check out the low UZR total for Greene & Schumaker.  OUCH.

Even watching some games, you notice.  Greene is terribly inconsistent, he doesn't know whether to charge a ball or lay back, and he bobbles many ground balls.  Skip is still adjusting, but not adjusting well.  Ankiel still routinely misplays line drives, despite his arm.  Albert is even dropping balls (4 errors?  he had 6 all of last year).

 

The hot hitting has somewhat overshadowed the poor fielding.  Is anyone else concerned, or am I just nitpicking a 13-6 team?