sportsfan - please clarify - which way does the gap favor?
DE ID
Innings: 273 791
DRS: 4 -2 (Defensive runs saved)
RZR: .929 .858 (rate of turning balls in the defensive zone of an average SS into outs)
OOZ: 14 29 (out of zone plays for outs)
UZR: 6.4 3.9
Goldstein is right. It isn't even close. If you just look at errors, Danny's made 2 fielding errors and 5 throwing errors at shortstop. I'll cut him a little slack on the throwing because he had to switch position mid season and make a different throw. Desi has made 7 fielding errors and 5 throwing errors. Desmond's D has improved and I'm not knocking it this year, but Espinosa has played better defensively at SS.
If anything good came out of Desmond's injuery, then it may be more likely that some team may offer a pretty good package for Espinosa now thinking he can be a regular shortstop.