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Davis does earn his keep with his glove at first base.  I do like that he is not insisting that he make some contact and is taking walks.  Maybe that means that  over 10 games he gets 8 more walks and gets 2 less hits and 1 less HR. That is a good thing.  But Trumbo isn't doing anything positive to earn his spot on the team right now.  Why not rest him and give more time to some players who are producing right now.  "What have you done for me lately?" is suppose to be the motto.

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2 hours ago, ORIOLE33 said:

I think getting off to a bad start means much more than getting off to a hot start.

Yes, because the first month or two is always, always overemphasized.  Decisions are made based on tiny samples of almost meaningless data and emotional knee-jerks.  You're better off if your nonsensical knee jerks are positive rather than negative.  You're almost always better off riding your offseason plan longer rather than making any choice based on 50 PAs.

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21 minutes ago, 1968_bills_fan said:

 "What have you done for me lately?" is suppose to be the motto.

I couldn't disagree more.    Players can't be looking over their shoulders every time they hit a cold spell.    

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4 hours ago, 1968_bills_fan said:

  "What have you done for me lately?" is suppose to be the motto.

Just so long as you define "lately" as something like the last 12-18 months, with some leeway beyond that.  Unless you have some pretty overwhelming evidence that there is some logical reason for a large change in performance.

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I'd rather be 14-6 than 6-16. 

That said, the Yankees ended up going 8-14 to start the season in 2016 and then ended up 84-78 (going 76-64 from May on). 

But you want these games in your back pocket early on. Especially with the early injuries to Britton and Tillman and the ineffectiveness of Gausman. 

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7 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

I'd rather be 14-6 than 6-16. 

That said, the Yankees ended up going 8-14 to start the season in 2016 and then ended up 84-78 (going 76-64 from May on). 

But you want these games in your back pocket early on. Especially with the early injuries to Britton and Tillman and the ineffectiveness of Gausman. 

Yep.

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8 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

I'd rather be 14-6 than 6-16. 

That said, the Yankees ended up going 8-14 to start the season in 2016 and then ended up 84-78 (going 76-64 from May on). 

But you want these games in your back pocket early on. Especially with the early injuries to Britton and Tillman and the ineffectiveness of Gausman. 

"You gotta harvest your nuts, right now." Eddie Jordan

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