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user-inactivated · 4339 days ago · link · · parent · post: None of the 37 Candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Are Inducted
He might get less bad hops, impossible to say quantifiably, but this would have been balanced by the fact that grounders on turf move faster than grounders on grass. If anything I would call this a huge disadvantage for Smith.
thenewgreen · 4339 days ago · link ·
Speed is more difficult than unpredictability? I suppose that could be true given the lateral range a short stop is required to cover.