Just enough to make some fools believe that he's leaving him in there to show off the FO when in fact, he disliked Santos very much and it showed in how he didn't use him.
Gibbons has AA's ear, they're buddies and the only reason he's still the manager is because AA can't fire him since he would have to go with him.
Anyway...we're all pissed, but it's still early.
With today's outing, he's 14IP above his 2013 total. Had he continued starting, which is what I would've preferred, he'd be closer to 105 IP and almost 20 IP above his 2013 total.
I don't think there's any doubt they'll call him up to pitch out of the bullpen, we'll see if he can stick.
Barreto tonight: 2-5 with his first HR.
Pentecost: 3-5 (.429 in SSS of course).
Labourt: 6IP, 3H,0ER, 2BB, 4K.
Hopefully, they're aggressive with Pentecost and Barreto and promote them to Lansing to end the year.
Updated.
You're not the only one. He's using Mexican technology so it's understandable we wouldn't be able to see it.
Ang, use that Apple you were using in that pic one time.
Barreto tonight: 2-5 with his first HR.
Pentecost: 3-5 (.429 in SSS of course).
Labourt: 6IP, 3H,0ER, 2BB, 4K.
Hopefully, they're aggressive with Pentecost and Barreto and promote them to Lansing to end the year.
True, but it was a gamble. Even some of the cheerleading media members said AA had gone all in and put his job on the line. It hasn't worked out so it's only natural that he be held accountable. It may or may not be totally fair, but it is what it is.
Who's "everybody". It all depends my man. We don't want the team's GM, whomever he is at any point, trading 2 top prospects for 38 year old trick-pitchers. Or for 30+ year old, injury prone SS in decline and with 100+M remaining on his contract which would take him into his mid 30's.
Trade D'Arnaud and Syndergaard for a Matt Latos? Sure.
Again, as stated above, some of us suspect meddling from above the GM, but the GM still has to work out good deals.
Yeah, no doubt, one trade, you get 2 starting pitchers, a non-homophobic SS, at least publicly, a track-running utility IF/OF and you get rid of your PR nightmare SS without having to eat his contract, as team-friendly as it was.
Too late now...
You make some good points, especially regarding AA's passiveness. I've hypothesized that he's basically a lame pig, I mean duck GM. Meaning that Pelley may have hired a consultant and put a moratorium on major moves or at least given the order that moves be approved by his consultant first.
Who knows really, but it is unlike AA to be this quiet. When's the last trade he pulled off? I guess it would be Lincoln for Kratz and Rasmussen.
It seems to me, and my projections system, that Pompey is about to get hot. I usually don't share positive projections about the Blue Jays because of The Jinx, but this one is jinx-proof.
If he has a good showing in the 2nd half, I could see him, Norris and Burns starting 2015 at AAA which would be great.