@adbono posted:You are telling your catcher (the most important defensive position player) that you have no faith in him as a hitter- and you are doing it on the biggest of stages. Players are human beings after all and that kind of message would be deflating and embarrassing to any MLB catcher. And what do you gain for sending that message? A few % points of BA? It’s not worth it. That’s the kind of thing analytic nuts don’t get.
He is a human with feelings, seriously? If he was as soft as you suggest I doubt he would still be behind the plate. The guy has been hitting in the 9 hole and being pinch hit for late in games. It’s amazing that He is a bonafide, confirmed, no doubt about it offensive liability. The Astros know it, he knows it, his mom and dad know it, hell, the girl handing out Chase Visa applications in the concourse knows it. You want to coddle him in game 4 of the World Series now so he doesn’t suddenly become sensitive about it?
If the Astros pull off a win and get back to Houston they should consider DH’ing for him and letting the pitchers hit in the AL park😂