Is Vladimir Guerrero playing himself out of being an everyday outfielder?
In a way, yes. Last year Guerrero led American League outfielders with 11 errors, and more than half of them were not being over-aggressive with his extremely strong arm. They were because of his extremely bad glove. Guerrero has had difficulties coming in on fly balls and has dropped a few already this spring. At times his overaggressive nature comes back to haunt him and it causes him to make some mistakes. Guerrero has been playing on bad knees and has dealt with a tender back, so he could be a full-fledged designated hitter in the coming seasons. However keep this in mind — Guerrero committed 12 errors his first season in Montreal, then 17, 19, 10, 12, 10 and has made 110 errors in his career. By comparison, Anderson has made 40 and Orlando Cabrera, who plays a position where errors are more common has made only 14 more errors in his career than Guerrero.
