This just in: Bill James says Jeter is worst fielder among all ML shortstops

Big surpise, right?

To observers of the perennially overrated Yankee captain, this ranking should come as no surprise. Jeter just has very little range, an erratic arm, and is incredibly inconsistent. But he hits. And is the emotional leader of the team.

His onbase percentage, base running, and leadership have always been why Jeter has been a good to great player throughout his career. It was never about his fielding, which, even in his youth, was mediocre. So next time some ill informed announcer gushes about what a great player Derek Jeter is, I will have a bit of evidence to back up my long held belief that the man is the single most overrated major leaguer in my lifetime.