I would not. We need to keep the guys we view as core prospects, or we could get old, expensive, and with a baron farm system real quick. If management thinks guys like Orelvis and Moreno are future stars, you gotta hold onto them, imo.
That’s not how it works in the MLB playoffs, this isn’t basketball. We’ve seen inferior teams win in the playoffs countless times because it’s such a crapshoot.
It was Keith Law who mentioned the hand injury/swing change, btw.
I’m more confused about why he’s playing if he’s injured to the point of needing to alter his swing?
I don’t really blame Kirk for the baserunning play. Stripling pulling the bat back on a strike puts him in a bad position. He’s so slow, so he needs to get a good jump in order to be safe at second. Then when Stripling pulled the bat back he was stuck in no man’s land.