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If I'm trading the best player in the deal (Pineda), I'm getting something I desperately need and he's going to be a sure thing. Desmond is going to become a second baseman or outfielder sooner rather than later...his high error rate is largely caused by his large frame forcing him to rush on balls he has to range to get. Yes, he's got average range right now...but that's going away in a few years and he'll have to work even harder to get throws over to first. Even if he were a SS, though, he's far from certain to ever make gains offensively enough to justify his being our big piece for Pineda.