****Royals@Tigers Official GDT 8/4/15****

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by okcchief

And still has half the home runs and 1 less RBI than a 10 year minor leaguer that has played in 14 less games. He's also below average defensively. The hold out hope for 2013 Rios is laughable. The guy is done. Rios and Infante both blow, but I'll take Infante all day long based upon what I've seen this year. If Rios is injured and snaps out of it I could very easily change, but based on what I've seen its a no brainer. There maybe some platoon situations where you put Zobrist at 2nd but not to leave Rios in the lineup IMO

The dude got his hand crushed a month into the season. He was off to a hot start, broke his hand, came back and sucked because he was still trying to recover physically and mentally (trusting a hand to be healthy takes time). Now, he's showing signs of getting back to where he was before. If he can start driving the ball a little, he will be a very productive player for us, especially if he only plays against lefties.

Orlando has been a great backup, but the book is out on him. He would be completely exposed as an everyday player. At worst, the difference between Orlando and Rios is negligible. At best, Rios is a much, much better player.