msstate7
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I think he just comes up too short in many areas. He can play multiple positions but he doesn't play any of them well to be a utility player. He's also not a good enough of a hitter to be a bat first bench piece imo. Now this is on a team that has aspirations to make the playoffs. On lower tier team sure he may be good enough to have a role. But I would hope we are looking past that at this point. He ultimately serves no purpose and will hit arbitration next season. He's going to be non tendered.
Can't argue with any of that. I do think if the choice is jace or Ruiz as lh bench bat in Atlanta right now, I want Jace. I think Ruiz has some potential, but sitting him every day does him no favor