He's done well with the bullpen, and he's got the rotation humming along, and the lineup is producing as well as we can expect this motley collection to produce. He's yelled at guys when they needed yelling at and promoted bats like Olivo when I would have been looking to go a different way.
But with Bradley dying/dead on the vine and Olivo putting up a .236 OBP with 6 walks all year...it's not helping. Maybe with one of em Smoak could provide protection, but certainly not with both of em.
They're serving the function of the pitcher in the NL - the guy on the mound looks at them and says, "NEVER let those guys on base with two outs, there's no excuse for it - save the more dangerous guys to start out next inning not continue this one."
That can't keep happening. All I'm saying. :)
~G
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