For the record, he's not a particularly good SS defender, so no he's not a capable backup for Tulo. He's substantially worse than Barney, which makes Goins on a healthy Blue Jays team quite expendable. I don't mind his presence on the team at this moment, someone's gotta cover for the injured guys and Goins is apparently well liked in the clubhouse, but there are people that are acting as if he's anywhere better than a replacement level player, and some are acting as if he should be starting over Devon Travis.