Cesar Izturis will be returning to Baltimore in 2011. Thankfully, he will not be the everyday option at shortstop as the Orioles inked him to a $1.5 million, one year deal. With incentives, the deal could net Izzy more than $2 mil for next season. He will serve as a utility infielder.But just because he probably doesn't deserve a full time starting job doesn't mean he can't be a valuable asset. The asset he brings, obviously, is his glove.For all MLB shortstops, UZR, UZR component stats and UZR/150 for the last three seasons:Name DPR RngR ErrR UZR UZR/150Jimmy Rollins 1.3 10.3 12.7 24.4 10.5J.J. Hardy -3.5 21.3 3.5 21.4 9.1Cesar Izturis -1.6 14.1 8.8 21.3 8.7Alex Gonzalez 3.4 3.1 6.4 12.8 7.0Alexei Ramirez 1.6 11.6 -0.9 12.4 6.0Elvis Andrus -1.1 15.4 -2.0 12.2 6.7Troy Tulowitzki 3.3 -4.8 11.0 9.5 3.7Yunel Escobar -2.6 10.8 0.9...
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