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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
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.
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Except Barney won that gold glove at 2B which isn't a premium defensive position.
I get what you are saying there is a bit of give and take. Pillar's trade value isn't that great because of his bat, but his defense gives the Jays great internal value as it makes every pitcher on the staff better. When you look at the alternatives for the Jays if Pillar was traded, Upton, Carrera, Pompey, I think adds to Pillar's value to this team.