AL Position WSAA

Here’s a list of total WSAA by position in the American League (I posted the NL’s yesterday):

C      3
1B    -3
2B   -14
SS    -3
3B    -1
OF     6

Tough year for AL second basemen. I can’t keep up with all the Mariner blogs, but it sure appears as though Bret Boone is having a terrible year in the field (let alone at bat). He has only 1/2 of a fielding Win Share and according to ESPN his zone rating — .738 — is the worst among AL second basemen by far. What a spectacular fall.

The Mariners have got to be hoping that his $9 million option for 2005 doesn’t kick in. 450 plate appearances is the magic number.