The problem you usually run into with sending the sucky kids to the back of the line is what you gave up for them. Insecure GMs look at stat sheets and say "But I traded my NUMBER ONE draftpick from 05 for this guy, I can't just say I gave that up for a schmoe!"
Jeff Clement has an OPS of 10 right now. No, I didn't leave a number off of that. It hasn't been a stellar two weeks for him.
All we gave up for Wilson and Snell was money.
Cedeno - ha.
Clement - ha ha. You think Kotchman gets a lot of junk for bein a soft-hitting 1B? At least he can use his glove.
Bret Lorin is out til July after hip surgery.
Pribanic is struggling to strike out 5 per 9 in low-A.
Adcock is doin fine - in A+ for the 3rd year.
There's no player tearing up the universe somewhere else demanding we get "proper return" out of the players we received. We don't owe Snell anything. The man's getting a lot of money, and if he can't beat out the other starters then by all means drop him to long relief in blowout games to work on his game until he CAN beat em out.
I'd actually support moving RRS to the pen too, but that can wait til Bedard gets back. I really hope Vargas and Fister can keep pitching like this, but we'll have options lying around if they can't.
Snell had better get to work and prove he can be one of em.
~G
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