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If Buck is benching Kim based on poor defense, why is Trumbo still getting regular at bats?

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I had that same hope when it came to Davis.

I had that same hope when it came to Wieters.

I had that same hope when it came to O'Day (except the QO part cause that would have been nuts).

At least Wieters didn't get an exorbitant long-term contract and coincidentally turned out to save us at at a crucial, hard-to-fill position (assuming Joseph would have had the same type of off-year).

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Buck's biggest weakness, his undying loyalty to what we all call Buck's guys, and that goes for coach's and players.

It's pretty obvious Kim ain't one of them.

I do think there is something fishy going on. If he is injured why hasn't there been news about it? I guess Buck has his reasons. Oh well we may never know whats going on.

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Buck's inability to find regular ABs for a guy with .389 OBP is a travesty. I love Buck - but his handling of Kim has been a low point in his tenure here.

I agree, but the problem is that Kim is not a great defender, and DD went and got Pedro and Trumbo. There are only so many ABs to go around without killing the team defensively. If you go with Kim then you have to bench Pedro or Pearce and/or play Trumbo in the OF. It's a problem of roster construction. Either way we are not going to get the most we can out of somebody.

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I had that same hope when it came to Davis.

I had that same hope when it came to Wieters.

I had that same hope when it came to O'Day (except the QO part cause that would have been nuts).

Tillman, Manny, Britton and Schoop all are up soon. Can't keep Trumbo and try go keep some of them.

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I don't think they should have kept Davis and O'Day.

Didn't stop the O's.

Owner wanted Davis. It is hard to me to say definitively yes or no because I have no idea how that impacts what we can do in the future, same with O'Day. The deferred money in the Davis deal makes it much easier to accept for me.

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