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I similarly think Saunders is the one position player who's under-usage seems to stick out. The overuse of basically all other outfielders when it comes down to it is the contrast. Unless he was being rested from nagging injuries during those times of the type we rarely hear about. The whole conditioning thing doesn't sit right with me though. Maybe in the infatuation with Almonte, Lloyd felt the need to downplay in his mind the attributes of Abes greatest competition for CF playing time? You repeat a thing enough times and start to believe it...That doesn't really sound right either.
The doghouse angle does seem likely but unless it was something related to preparation and conditioning that got him there why would that be the message given to the media? To downplay his value to the rest of the league? The Ack showcase makes a bit of sense to me because it's not difficult to foresee a situation where acquisitions basically forced the team to decide between Ackley and Saunders.
I don't know. Just a whole bunch of drama. How about an offseason starting out being about offseason moves instead of what seems like mudslinging at the front office?