Andrelton Simmons standing on a baseball field with a glove on his hand is a web gem waiting to happen, and this winter Braves Journal is going to determine which of his gems is the best of his best—his Jadeite. For the full rules check out the introduction.

Round 1: Who Needs Eyes? vs. Who Needs Feet?

Who Needs Eyes?

Editor’s Pitch: This was done so smoothly and unobtrusively that nobody really noticed it at first. Ballplayers are supposed to reach into their gloves to transfer the ball and do it in front of their bodies, the way arms naturally bend. Although Simmons didn’t make the play, he almost made the play, a feat that no other ballplayer could have come close to pulling off. I mean, that should be an easy hit right there, but Simmons nearly got the out. Of course he did.

Who Needs Feet?
Note: The audio is very low, but this is the best clip I could embed. There’s a better-quality clip here.

Editor’s Pitch: Simmons wasn’t playing deep, so just making this stop was impressive and that alone would have benefitted his pitcher by keeping him out of a first-and-third/one-out situation. But even though he was nearly lying on his side with his momentum taking him toward third, Simmons is never content to just put the ball in his pocket and he had to try to make a throw. The throw was not only accurate and hard, it was accurate and hard enough that it enabled Uggla to turn the double play and get the Braves out of the inning. And he threw it from his leg. Are you kidding me?