They also rush the wrong prospects. If you rush Harper or Junior they are players who can defeat the rush. Smoak was not an all-world talent, but was given just 500-and-change plate appearances before his big league callup. He was definitely rushed, and wasn't the sort who could be.
So now you ride it out. Maybe he won't pull out of the tailspin, or maybe it'll happen after we give up on him. Or maybe it'll happen in July. We're coming up on cut-bait time, but Liddi or Carp needs to step forward first and be better.
My money's on Carp for that, if it happens, but it's probably still better for Smoak to figure it out. I'm getting tired of contingencies.
The big-trade, high-draftpick, crucial players need to start playing like it soon. Having Saunders and Jaso and Furbush drag the team around is bad form.
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