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Originally Posted by kmart
The reason I see Tulo being traded is because Goins finished off the season very strong. He's not a bluechip prospect or anything of that sort, but he's a left handed bat in a line up full of righties, so as an everyday player he can be a contributor. His defence is top notch as well, so sitting him as the fourth infielder wouldn't make much sense. He's an above average player that should be playing IMO.
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He's not a prospect at all - he'll be 28 by the start of next season. And contrary to popular belief, Goins didn't finish the season that strong. He had an awesome August (.314/.442/.443). He finished with a pedestrian September (.263/.324/.374) and awful postseason (.139/.162/.250). Essentially, after August he was hitting pretty close to his usual self.
I just don't understand the appeal of trading Tulo. First off, he's the best shortstop in baseball when healthy. More importantly, the intent is to replace him with a Ryan Goins because he had one good month in his MLB career and Devon Travis because he had two good months in his MLB career. That is a massive risk.
I really don't see the issue with rolling with Tulo/Travis and having Goins back up. Tulo likely only plays 125-130 games or so based on history and having a solid back-up like Goins will only help give Tulo plenty of off days and keep him healthier long term. Travis is coming off an injured plagued year and has never played more than 100 games in a season (once and his next highest was 77 games). Expecting the guy to come back and play 150 games next year is just going to wear him down for the playoffs (assuming he stays healthy).
The best plan is to use Goins as a back-up and he likely starts 70 games anyways.