I don't understand how Espinosa's value is hurt @ 2B? Who the freak cares where he plays as long as he can hit and play defense. His glove was fantastic, but he owned a .218 average, so if we're going to cut a young Desmond may as well cut a young Espinosa.
Quite frankly, I don't care who is out there, but obviously the coaches/think tank is high on ID @ SS.
More intelligent posters than myself have argued that Espinosa's projected offensive value is much higher at SS rather than at 2B. (If I'm remembering correctly)