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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
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Lot of problems with that. A few key ones:
1) Just because the Royals have a lot of flyball pitchers doesn't mean a SS is not still the most important position defensively. Even on a team that features a lot of flyball pitchers, the most groundball action is still going to go into SS territory.
2) Then there's this line at the end: "Unless Escobar can produce at a tolerable rate, batting .250 at a minimum." Alcides Escobar is a .260/.294/.344 hitter in his three years as a Royal. He has exceeded .250 2/3 years. He's a career .258 hitter overall. If your argument is that Escobar doesn't fit because of how bad he is with the bat and how his defense isn't that impactful, don't set an offensive threshold he must meet... that his career numbers exceed.
Just a silly 'article' all around.
If Escobar doesn't hit this year, they will look at bringing in a replacement or alternative or competition. But until that point, people should calm down and see what happens.
Starting SS aren't exactly growing on trees... which is why St. Louis - a team with the resources to acquire any SS it wants via trade and the baseball smarts in the front office to make a good move - signed Jhonny Peralta to a huge deal. Few alternatives available.