While I may be one to pile on underperforming veterans - I'm not one to make judgments about a manager in regards to veteran playing time in April. We simply do not know what is going on behind the scenes. I expect the manager to act as a line-of-defense between the media and the locker room. I expect the manager to say publicly all the things that Wedge has been saying. And, I expect the manager to give the veterans enough rope, enough rope to hang themselves or enough rope to pull themselves back onboard. With respect to your captains, and your leaders, and those who've performed well for you in the past, you owe them an opportunity to sink or swim. So, I'm not aboard the "Wedge sucks as a manager because he DHs Olivo" shtick.
That doesn't mean I think he should DH Olivo. Or play Figgins over better options.
So, Baker this morning with some music to my ears. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2018075960_mariners_m...
On Figgins:
"We're still giving Figgins an opportunity, but he has to do it -- simple as that,'' Wedge said. "I mean, if he does, we'll kee him in there. If not, we'll make a change.''
On Olivo:
"The space for the veterans is not endless. I can tell you that much.''
And what was that G-Money was saying?
"Because you've got to have veteran presence,'' Wedge said. "It's enough on the kids already. We don't have a 30 (HR) and 100 (RBI) guy , a veteran guy, in the middle of our lineup these kids can always count on him coming to the ballpark. These kids have to count on themselves."
"So, to not have any veteran presence in there and just fully throw in the kids? It will get in the way of their production. It will get in the way of their development, literally. It will take them longer to get there if we don't have that. And I know that for a fact.''
---
Love it.
Clear Figgins and Olivo overboard and trade some young arms for 30HR/100RBI guy.
Get 'er done.
- Ben.
Add new comment
1