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. . .is just trying to keep the ship afloat and push it away from the dock. He's managed young teams before and probably thinks he has a feel for it and wants to keep all the young hitters engaged until he sees if they're going to hit.
If he gains confidence in the line-up, I think he'll open the doors to the bullpen doghouse and let some of the hounds run. Hey, if Doc can do meta-analysis (self aware of his own self unawareness), I can let the metaphors roam.