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Originally Posted by zukes
So the most overrated Blue Jay of all-time almost cost the Jays the game yesterday. A 4-hopper one step to the left of Goins, easy double play and he lets it go through his legs. Thankfully Osuna just K'd the next two batters, but what do people see in Goins?
He has been extremely lucky this year with when his hits have come making him look clutch, but he is a .220 batter with minimal power, and I don't think his defense is as good as people make it out to be. The metrics don't like him this year (I know that does not tell the whole story) and he makes a lot of lazy mistakes like the one yesterday.
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The guy is a good bench player as a defensive replacement that can play a lot of positions. That's his purpose in life. He's been a decent replacement while we battled injuries. Not sure what more you can ask of him.
If Goins could hit, he would definitely be a starting second basemen though. His D while maybe overrated, is well above average. Hasn't been what it was made about to be lately, but the guys plays a different position every second game. Hard to get comfortable.