I think JD skates no matter how it plays out. I want option 3 because I think it is by far the best for the organization, between the two options that are actually realistic.
He has had no problems doing well against better teams for the most part.
How long does the process need to last before it has run its course?
How long does the process need to last before it has run its course?
I always believe it is better to take a step back if it helps you to move forward faster. Therefore, I can root against someone if I know it is for the better. I can't recall ever having to do that with a player though. I did want losses closing out the 2014 season, and I did want losses in order to get the worst manager in the world fired many years ago.
He did. It had nothing to do with thinking he was bad against high quality opponents though. There is a big difference
Those kinds of sluggers need to have very high OPS though.
Yes
I would never do it for fantasy football. I would do it if it helps us be a better team though. Bregman would have made us much better than having Tate even if both would have matched expectations. We were much better off without Foug Rader. We will be better off if we go into the offseason knowing as an organization that Odor should be a bench player at best.
He felt the pressure in July with the rumors swirling. He doesn't now and he didn't before then. It has nothing to do with opponents. No one has ever claimed he doesn't do well against good opponents. I remember thinking you were confused about that when it came up before. I tried to explain it then.
We all must disagree as to when the chips have landed then. The Odor chip landed for me by the AS break if bot before.
There is no pressure now though and there wasn't before the Deadline rumors. Why is that such a hard concept? The regular season has very little pressure outside of a pennant race for veterans. Pennant races, the postseason, trade deadlines, and for some, contract years, is when the pressure is on.
