re: Nola

Really? Because I thought Schimpf was a plus defender at second and DJ has made more errors at second than at short. He hasn't fielded the position as well as he had at short. Nola's fielding percentage, a fairly unreliable stat admittedly, is worse than DJ's or Schimpf's. The team has turned 28 double plays on the season, Nola has been involved in 9 of them. That's close to a third and he's had about a third of the playing time.

I don't know. I think there might be a defensive upgrade, but it hasn't shown up in the box score. But even assuming it's there and it's real, it is probably fairly small and I wonder -- is it worth the offensive cost?

I'm happy to discuss this civilly. But if you can't keep from name calling, it merely demonstrates to me you don't have much of a case.