Rizzo still lives in a fantasy land where Escobar is a "good defender" and "good hitter"
Escobar is on a rehab assignment in Rochester, so no need to release him yet. There's no room for him though on the active roster with Adrianza as the primary IF backup, so I assume once his rehab assignment ends, he's released and that they are just hanging onto him now in case an IF gets hurt.
DSG cleared waivers and refused assignment to Rochester, so they released him. There's no room for him either with Adrianza, Garcia now at SS, and four outfielders.