Official Game Thread - 6/15 - Bucs @ Cubs
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:19 pm
486568797E6F78383B0A0 wrote: Pirates have a real chance to win the division and BC is sitting on his hands. Go get a difference maker or at least try. The Cards will not be down for long.
Castro first pitch pop up with Joe on 3rd
and no outs was pathetic.
My concern is- and, i hope that I am wrong that TCBT doesn't want to win, deep down inside.
Rather, I feel that they choose to delay (again) so that fans see this year.....then, get excited about next season's outlook.
If we succeed this year, less excitement for next. It will be expected. I read that in comments on this board.
I say- this year matters a lot. We've caught opponents when they weren't looking.
Next year, no one knows. It could be successful. It might not be.
We are winning. We should keep winning.
Just my opinion.
As long as they don't claim to be trying to win, they don't face criticism for failing. Since Cherington and Shelton arrived, the focus has always been on tomorrow. Get the fans excited about the possibility of winning at some future time. It's a big leap to say, "Ok, this is it! This is what we've been planning toward. It's happening now!" Because then they are scrutinized solely on results instead of the abstract hope for some unspecified future. This year they are enjoying the luxury of being competitive in a weak division at just 1 game over .500 while still putting the focus on the future. BC doesn't seem to want to "go for it" this year. [highlight]They're still rotating 2B, SS, RF as if it's spring training and starting Hedges when they have 2 top catching prospects in AAA.[/highlight] The effort still seems geared toward tomorrow rather than today.
Agreed, those four positions are unsettled, but I think for valid reasons. Cruz's injury has forced Marcano into the starting role for the most part, at the game's prime position. I like him, but I don't think he's progressed enough for that responsibility yet. I also think he might be better suited for a super utility role on a winning team.
Cruz's injury also affected the 2B position because Marcano would likely be getting most of the starts there instead of guys like Castro (who to me is a 24th or 25th man at best), Bae, Mathias, or any other version of VanMeter. The team would be way better off with Cruz and Marcano in the middle than Marcano and the other guys who've played 2nd base.
As for RF, the parade of guys who've played out there just shows the lack of depth of outfielders in the system. It's remarkable to me that it's so barren. That's why BC needs to draft Crews, even though Skenes is so tempting. If Crews is the player experts say he'll be, he'll pay big dividends for as long as the team owns him.
As for the catching position, neither Endy nor Davis have done enough to warrant bringing them here. If they're not meeting expectations in Indy, it's not likely they'll meet them here. I'd like Hedges replaced too, but it isn't his fault neither of those guys has earned his way here.
I want the team to win this year like everyone else but they just don't have enough talent in Pittsburgh yet. I know it sounds like I'm deferring to the future but, looking at the major league roster, that's the reality. The team has surprised us this year and, after eight years of awful baseball, we've become greedy. It's understandable.
Castro first pitch pop up with Joe on 3rd
and no outs was pathetic.
My concern is- and, i hope that I am wrong that TCBT doesn't want to win, deep down inside.
Rather, I feel that they choose to delay (again) so that fans see this year.....then, get excited about next season's outlook.
If we succeed this year, less excitement for next. It will be expected. I read that in comments on this board.
I say- this year matters a lot. We've caught opponents when they weren't looking.
Next year, no one knows. It could be successful. It might not be.
We are winning. We should keep winning.
Just my opinion.
As long as they don't claim to be trying to win, they don't face criticism for failing. Since Cherington and Shelton arrived, the focus has always been on tomorrow. Get the fans excited about the possibility of winning at some future time. It's a big leap to say, "Ok, this is it! This is what we've been planning toward. It's happening now!" Because then they are scrutinized solely on results instead of the abstract hope for some unspecified future. This year they are enjoying the luxury of being competitive in a weak division at just 1 game over .500 while still putting the focus on the future. BC doesn't seem to want to "go for it" this year. [highlight]They're still rotating 2B, SS, RF as if it's spring training and starting Hedges when they have 2 top catching prospects in AAA.[/highlight] The effort still seems geared toward tomorrow rather than today.
Agreed, those four positions are unsettled, but I think for valid reasons. Cruz's injury has forced Marcano into the starting role for the most part, at the game's prime position. I like him, but I don't think he's progressed enough for that responsibility yet. I also think he might be better suited for a super utility role on a winning team.
Cruz's injury also affected the 2B position because Marcano would likely be getting most of the starts there instead of guys like Castro (who to me is a 24th or 25th man at best), Bae, Mathias, or any other version of VanMeter. The team would be way better off with Cruz and Marcano in the middle than Marcano and the other guys who've played 2nd base.
As for RF, the parade of guys who've played out there just shows the lack of depth of outfielders in the system. It's remarkable to me that it's so barren. That's why BC needs to draft Crews, even though Skenes is so tempting. If Crews is the player experts say he'll be, he'll pay big dividends for as long as the team owns him.
As for the catching position, neither Endy nor Davis have done enough to warrant bringing them here. If they're not meeting expectations in Indy, it's not likely they'll meet them here. I'd like Hedges replaced too, but it isn't his fault neither of those guys has earned his way here.
I want the team to win this year like everyone else but they just don't have enough talent in Pittsburgh yet. I know it sounds like I'm deferring to the future but, looking at the major league roster, that's the reality. The team has surprised us this year and, after eight years of awful baseball, we've become greedy. It's understandable.
