That's what makes it worse. He gives these really snarky comments in interviews and definitely has a big head.
It will probably come as a surprise to him when he's out of the majors, for good, soon.
It's probably just a nice hot streak but, in case it's the real deal, maybe he's one of those rare players who just improve dramatically at the big league level compared to the minors?
I'm really hoping we have Alford and Hernandez in the outfield most of next season (if not the entire season). It's time to get rid of Pillar too as the defense is already on the decline by most metrics and he provides negative value offensively.
It was dumb, given the years of control Cutch had. Maybe on a younger team without so much committed payroll to aging veterans, it would be more palatable, but it was stupid in our situation.
Well of course, but the type of talent it would take for Shatkins to part with, say, Bo and Vlad, would be a non-starter anyway, so they're basically untouchable; and I, for one, am happy that's the case.
Not close Spanky? I know Shatkins tend to be more conservative with their prospect development, but he's tearing up AAA right now and most reports on his defense are quite decent.