Good point on the fielding range. Athletic Shortstops get to balls in the hole that 80-90% of others wouldn't. They should eat them, instead how many times have you seen the throw that never had a chance go up the right field line or in the stands? Single and an error on the same play.
Of course on some percentage of these plays a single gets turned into an out. With the great one's they learn to know when to throw'em and when to hold'em.