With Right Back Open, Hector Jimenez and Chad Barson are Chomping at the Bit

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsThe Black & Gold need a replacement for Harrison Afful and there are two players hoping to fill the void.

It's been an interesting ride for Hector Jimenez. Since joining Columbus Crew SC in 2014, the midfielder/defender has appeared in 52 games for the Black & Gold, starting 33 of them, but his number of matches playing from the beginning has diminished each of his seasons with the club.

"It's tough because during the progress of the game you've got to try and figure out if you're going to go in and what position you might come in and you've got different roles," Jimenez told Massive Report of his role coming off the bench. "It's something that I take pride…