Shortstop teacher who teaches 527 billion superstar defense, many bad throws are gone. Second GG milestone attempt ever
Feb 16, 2025
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Betts, who started his season as a shortstop last year, was on the injured list in the bottom of the seventh inning when he was hit by opposing pitcher Dan Altaviya's left hand in a home game against the Kansas City Royals in June and returned to his original position in right field after nearly two months of rehabilitation.
However, the Dodgers decided to use Betts as shortstop again this season. It is a strategy to maximize airlift power. As Betts returned to shortstop, he re-signed FA Teoscar Hernandez, signed FA Michael Confoto, and extended contracts with Tommy Edman. It has decided on three main outfielders.
It is to trust Betts' baseball sense and defensive skills and entrust the shortstop again, but it is not without concerns. Because he is not a perfect shortstop yet.
Betts played 81 games as a shortstop and played 629 ⅓ innings. Last year alone, he pitched 531 ⅓ innings. This is a good defensive career as a built-in shortstop. But the throw is still unsettling. Last year, Betts made nine errors as shortstop, eight of which were throwing errors.
However, there is a player in the team who helps Betts while training shortstop defense. It's Miguel Rojas. He is a utility-style infielder who can see shortstop, second baseman, and third baseman, and has seen shortstop the most. Although he has never received a gold glove, he has a lot of trust from manager Dave Roberts due to his excellent shortstop defense. He played 7,109 innings as a shortstop in his 11th year. He has 13 times more experience in that position than Betts. He is a shortstop expert.
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In other words, he gave Betts a kind of lesson to help him adapt to shortstop. It's a shortstop teacher in Betts. The superstar, who receives $365 million (about 527 billion won) for 12 years, is being guided by a three-year, $15 million (about 21.7 billion won) backup. The average annual ransom is six times higher.
Analysis is also professional.
Rojas said Betts, who boasted strong shoulders in the outfield, had a lot of throwing errors at shortstop, saying, `The management is about the right throwing point. It depends on where you throw it from and where you throw it. "If you understand that, you will get better. He looks much better now. In particular, it is very important to find your own throwing point in the throwing part. A much different throwing mechanism works than when looking at right field. I'm not throwing the ball too much up or down right now" he evaluated.
This means that the throw is quite accurate and stable.
Roberts also said, `He definitely feels like he's not done well. It was the right decision to look at right field due to the circumstances of our roster. But he wanted to have the best chance of being the best defender at shortstop"It has already improved in two aspects. It's the movement aspect and the confidence aspect. There was uncertainty last year, but now my confidence is very high," he said positively.
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On the contrary, if Betts is stable as a shortstop and shows off his brilliant defense, he can ride a gold glove. Betts won the Gold Glove six times in his career, all of which he received as an outfielder. If you add a Gold Glove as a shortstop, you join a club with only one person in history. In other words, both outfield and infielders will become the second player ever to win the Gold Glove.
Anaheim Angels Darin Ostad has been the main character of the Gold Glove twice (2000 and 2002) as an outfielder and once as a first baseman (2004).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
