Fans say lots of things, but elite defense is really easy to sell. Look how much of a fan favourite Kiermaier was in his one season, how much Varsho endeared everyone with his constant elite play in the outfield. Not to mention the collection of scrappy scrubs with good defense like Ryan Goins, John McDonald, Darwin Barney, etc. I'm sure Gimenez will draw lots of "Alomar used to make those kinds of plays" comments from Buck and the fans will forget if he's hitting at or below league average. He'll be well liked, as they say: defense never slumps.