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Originally Posted by JTech780
If Pillar was a corner OF'er than I would agree, but because defense up the middle (C, SS, CF) is so important, you take the glove over the bat at those positions every time, especially with young starting pitching. Defense at those positions makes your pitching look a whole lot better.
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Except it's not just Great defense w/ poor hitting vs Great hitting w/ poor defense, there are enough players that give good defense and good hitting that it makes it difficult for players that are only good for their glove less valuable. Darwin Barney is a great example, he won a gold glove in 2012, in 2015 he spent most of the year in AAA because of his bat.