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2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm going to laugh my ass off if he gets, like, 3 at bats and sent back down.  This place will come unhinged. 

He'll get a few PH opportunities till Hays is back. Just need to get him a taste of the bigs so he knows what to expect when he comes back next May.

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At this point the only explanation to me is Elias doesn't want to win too many games and not get a top pick. We've passed the service time deadline.  I'd park Davis on the bench and have Mountcas

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If I were Mountcastle I’d be having some “issues” right now. He won the AAA International League MVP. He was the best player in the darn league. He’s 23 and not 20. He’s shown a willingness to try 3-4

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Mountcastle should’ve been 100% been up after the 7 games or whatever. Probably before then.    Diaz should’ve gotten the call once Hays went on the DL and Mullins/Stewart flopped.    I

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24 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm going to laugh my ass off if he gets, like, 3 at bats and sent back down.  This place will come unhinged. 

I’m not worried about him not hitting, I just hope that he doesn’t turn into Mark Trumbo. The CBS Sports article that I read this morning, which is where I first got the news, specifically pointed out that he “doesn’t offer much other than his bat” But Smith and the gang have made the bar very low.

 

edit: Is Mountcastle’s defense supposed to be better than Stewart’s? I don’t remember hearing anything specific about Stewart’s Defense, but it hasn’t looked very good.Defense, but it hasn’t looked very good.

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16 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

The owners really should be looking big picture.  Just keep everyone in AAA until they are out of options.

Make it a policy that everyone has to spend a full year at every minor league stop.  You know, to respect the integrity of the minor league pennant races and ensure maximum development of all skills.  It's all about the small town fans and getting the max out of each player as a valued person.

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26 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm going to laugh my ass off if he gets, like, 3 at bats and sent back down.  This place will come unhinged. 

That's called Jon Knotting him.

Somewhat similar to a Denny Bautista'ing, which is giving a top prospect two innings to prove themselves before trading them for a morally suspect 36-year-old middle reliever.

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6 minutes ago, Philip said:

I’m not worried about him not hitting, I just hope that he doesn’t turn into Mark Trumbo. The CBS Sports article that I read this morning, which is where I first got the news, specifically pointed out that he “doesn’t offer much other than his bat” But Smith and the gang have made the bar very low.

 

edit: Is Mountcastle’s defense supposed to be better than Stewart’s? I don’t remember hearing anything specific about Stewart’s Defense, but it hasn’t looked very good.Defense, but it hasn’t looked very good.

So you're worried about the low OBP/not great defense guy not becoming Mark Trumbo.  Interesting. 

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30 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm going to laugh my ass off if he gets, like, 3 at bats and sent back down.  This place will come unhinged. 

That basically happened to Akin, So don’t laugh. It is quite possible he will sit around for three or four days, get a couple of abs, and then go back down so Smith can continue his “development.”

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20 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

So you're worried about the low OBP/not great defense guy not becoming Mark Trumbo.  Interesting. 

Specifically I was referring to Trumbo’s 47 homer season where his defense was so bad it canceled out his offense and resulted in a 101 WRC and a low 2.2 WAR.

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Specifically I was referring to Trumbo’s 47 homer season where his defense was so bad it canceled out his offense and resulted in a 101 WRC and a low 2.2 WAR.

Right now I'd take a player with 2.2 WAR and 101 WRC.  That's a slightly above average player.

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