The Argument to Keep Yuni Betancourt at Shortstop

I absoluetly advocated the removal of Yuniesky Betancourt from the shortstop position after watching him make error after error while playing defense. Sabermetricians had me convinced as well. But after reading this, I think my opinion on Yuni has changed. With a struggling and below-average offense, I think Yuni might be a necessary evil.

From Seattle Sportsnet:

Yeah, Betancourt might screw up from time to time, but he’s a bona fide talent that has the ability to park a fastball with the best shortstops in the game. So what if he has yet to draw a walk, or is the absolute death of those pesky sabermetricians out there. Give the guy a break for now, and when he’s hitting .250 (if it ever reaches that point) then you can come back around and talk all you want.
For now, I’ll take Betancourt in that lineup every day. Because for now, he’s earned his spot.

I wish he would just play a little more defense.....