Prince's defense

Somewhat lost in the shuffle in all the talk about Prince Fielder's fantastic offensive season this year is that, amazingly enough, despite being known as one of the worst defensive first basemen in the game, UZR actually has him as about an average defender this year, around -1.1 runs. UZR is highly susceptible to small sample size fluctuations, and it's possible that this is one of those, as it's significantly better than any other number he's posted (usually around -8 to -10), but it's also possible that getting in better shape has improved his defensive ability. Prince is already one of the best players in the game, but if he can become an average defender, he'll be even more valuable, and maybe shake the "future DH" label, and be seen as more of a well-rounded player than just an all-or-nothing slugger.