Erik Gonzalez Wins Shortstop Job
6 years agoPittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said on Monday that shortstop Erik Gonzalez won the shortstop job over Kevin Newman. Gonzalez had gone 7-for-30 (.233) with a double, home run, 11 strikeouts and two errors in Grapefruit League action, while Newman was 8-for-29 (.276) with two doubles, a homer and no errors. In his three seasons as a utility infielder with Cleveland, Gonzalez had a .263 batting average with five home runs and 16 RBI in 162 combined games. He can be ignored in all but the deepest of NL-only leagues.
Source: The Associated Press
Source: The Associated Press