Izturis is better than the the players the O's asked to play SS last year.
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They signed him for his defense. That said, he had a better year at the plate than Kahlil Greene, is cheaper, and didn't require giving up any players. The question is did Greene have a bad year, or did he regress?
Izturis is a (relatively) cheap short-term filler for the O's glaring hole at SS. They didn't have a SS on the roster. I don't think they even had a utility infielder who ad played the position more than a couple times. The O's aren't likely to contend during his stay with the team, so they have time to look for a long-term solution. They desperately needed a short-term solution, and Izturis fits that bill pretty well.
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