Talk:Blue Jays Preview/@comment-93339-20060307181737

Rios has tremendous speed and can cover RF very well. Overall, he is definitely an above average fielder. Hill is interesting. As a minor leaguer, he was a SS and a solid one at that. In the MLB last year, he mainly played 3B with a little SS and 2B. In relatively small sample sizes, he was above average as a 3B and as a SS he was average. This year he will be playing 2B, which, in his 22 games last year, he dominated. Rate is a BaseballProspectus stat that measures the amount of runs above or below average per 100 games for a fielder. Average is 100 and Hill was a 120 at 2B last year. Mazeroski&quot;s highest season was a 119, so Hill probably won&quot;t repeat that number; however, it definitely sparks some confidence.