Instead of voting for the right players, we should just code up a bot that votes for all of our scrubs like the Royals did. Goins, Saunders, Estrada, Navarro to start? lol
Travis stepped up when Izturis went down. Likewise Smoak has to make a big statement with this opportunity if he wants to be considered an everyday player.
If Navarro physically cannot catch Thole would've been up. Going into a game without a backup catcher would be one of the dumbest managerial moves possible.
Watching Sanchez reminds me so much of a young Kelvim Escobar. You could pinpoint the exact at bats where he'd lose his release point and throw ten straight fastballs for balls. Then he'd find it again and shred a batter to pieces.
Sanchez overmatched a handful of batters today but looked bad overall much in the same way Escobar used to. Hopefully Sanchez finds himself sooner than Kelvim did, although he did end up becoming a fine starter down the road.
Cecil was moved because he didn't have a full ST to build up arm strength. Moving Martin down has more to do with showing Dalton more fastballs.
If a manager changed the lineup and closer based on performances from 2 games and a third of an inning he'd be bananas.