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No doubt about it.  But I share Doc's reservations about Guti's defensive prowess.  He had three elite defensive seasons (08, 09 & 11), and a bunch of others that were average-ish.  He was closer to Torii Hunter than Mike Cameron, to my untrained eye: talented, even especially so (for a MLB player, at that) but not someone who, for whatEVER reason, was able to produce elite defense year-in, year-out (like Cammy did).

I dunno.  He, as Doc would say, 'did done' that one KILLER year in CF where he was worth 30+ runs saved, and he 'did done' two more 15+ run years with his glove, so he's not exactly chopped liver out there in his prime.  But it *could* be that the lack of elite speed is part of what kept him from maintaining elite defensive performance (just noodling; I know his peculiar health issues robbed him of a ton of his athletic ability, which is a shame).

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