ESPN.com: Elvis Andrus among 9 rookies to watch

Jerry Crasnick came out with his nine rookies to watch this week and Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus came in at No. 4. Here's that part of the story: The Rangers ranked 30th in the game last year in Baseball Prospectus' team defensive efficiency ratings, which measure the rate at which balls in play are converted into outs. This year Texas is fourth. That has a lot to do with the controversial (at the time) decision to shift Michael Young to third base and insert Andrus in the lineup at shortstop. Andrus, 20, ranks fifth among shortstops behind Jack Wilson, Brendan Ryan, Marco Scutaro and Jason Bartlett in the Fielding Bible's plus-minus rankings. He's third among big league shortstops in total chances, second in double plays and first in putouts. In Atlanta, Yunel Escobar has received the wrong kind of attention for his diva tendencies and on-field brain cramps. Andrus, who came to Texas from Atlanta in the Mark Teixeira trade, has been the opposite. He's a di...