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and one thing I do understand, is that 2011's out-of-zone plays were EXACTLY the same, pro-rated, as were his 2008-10 plays.
Sandy, or somebody, will have to explain to me how he got catastrophically slower, but this loss of footspeed was not reflected *at all* in his OOZ count.
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One thing though: the fans did drop his footspeed, first step, and instincts down from "great" in 2001-10 to "good" for 2011.
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UZR does have its glitches, and you're looking at one here. -7 runs defensively, compared to Swisher, Francoeur, Werth, et al? No possible way.