Who gets dropped for Montero? They're not going to DFA Smoak in the same season they give him an extension and having him/Smoak/Edwin/Bautista as 1b/dh is a disaster. Maybe once the rosters expand, but, even then you're dfa'ing somebody. I presume they've been watching him and know if he can hit offspeed stuff or not.
Sure, but, when did he become a questionable call up? How Schultz, Tepera, Venditte, and Girodo have thrown more MLB innings this season then him is mystifying.
Almost spit out my beer when I seen it on the ticker, then I thought about it and it made sense. Loup has been filthy in AAA this season, could really use a second lefty and now would be a perfect time for him to come up with his s*** together.
Absolutely. If Pentecosts bat is amazing but his D sucks he'll move to a different position. If McGuires offense sucks, but, defensively he's awesome he'll probably be a low end starter or back up.
That's tough. McGuire could end up what Thole was before he imploded and Pentecost might not be a catcher. If we're going for an impact player I'd gamble on Pentecosts high end over McGuires.
What else is there to say? Autonomy was a buzz word for the media. And you didn't say it on your OP, but, you sure came back with in your reply didn't you? Even though I hadn't brought it up either.
Sure, except he was only talking about autonomy. I have no issues with either guy. I think AA was learning a lot of lessons on the fly and was becoming a better GM as time went on. Shapiro has a track record of doing well with little and hope with more he can do more here.
In my opinion not much has changed. The guy with final say just has a different title. That or I'm sick and f***ing tired of teamAA vs teamShatkins. As if that leads anywhere.