PowerPlant1 wrote:Schad wrote:HangTime wrote:Why is Jay Jackson used in low leverage situations?
He's a 35 year old career minor leaguer who has pitched 11 really good innings. His track record (or complete lack thereof) makes him pretty dangerous to trust in high leverage.
Also, I can't see this team making the playoffs unless the BP, SP and offense improves. Houston, Baltimore and Tampa are all too good.
After a loss today with Manoah on the mound, there will be 3 games with the Dodgers. Then there is a homestand with the Orioles in town along with the Angels, before this team heads to Fenway where they have lost every game to the Red Sox this season. I just do not see this team being in a playoff position, and they will probably be out if it after they return home with Boston 2 games back with how well the Dodgers are playing. Boston will eventually overtake us for good, with the soft schedule they have in August when they have bottom feeders like the Royals, Tigers, and Nationals to beat up on.
This team has brought Seattle back to WC contention by blowing the first two games. This is a flawed baseball team as we seen all year with a poor manager, and ownership should make the rational decision after this off-season if after 8 seasons-
Ross Atkins and Shapiro deserve a 9th year? Zero Playoff wins under their regime. An underwhelming farm system. Back to back incompetent managers hired with Montoyo and Schneider, with the 7th highest payroll in MLB. Montoyo and Schneider would not be hired managers in any other .500 or better team. Schneider would be a bench coach at best, just like how Montoyo is with the White Sox right now. If I were ownership, I have a solid candidate in James Click waiting in the wings. I would turn the keys over to him as GM if this team misses the playoffs, and let Atkins and Shapiro with their mediocre Analytics Department and Yes Men-
go back to Cleveland where they came from.