Can't just presume Jeffers AB has the same end result if there's a guy on second. He could have been pitched differently, etc.. You can be aggressive to a fault and I think Royce was on that play.
Would prefer that play from Royce in a tie game. You can't take yourself off the base paths there. Just too aggressive for his and the team's own good.
I didn't phrase the question correctly.
All things being equal, if those players were currently free agents, would another MLB team sign them? I think not.