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saddles
No More "Bullpen Failure" - maybe
The kids will get plenty of experience in playing in meaningful games when the club is ready to contend. Most of our players who will be on those contenders are not even playing here now. Some are in other organizations or on other big league clubs. One of them might be drafted next month.I understand that this season isn’t about winning, but we should still be mindful of the standings and where the team is at the moment. We’re still not that far behind the Astros.
The longer this team stays “in the hunt”, the better. The kids should know what it feels like to play in meaningful games where the team is actually trying to win. If this was August and we were 20 games back, I wouldn’t have posted my displeasure with the lineup, but we’re not there yet.
The manager and this team should be trying to strike a balance between development and winning right now. It’s both good for the players and the fans who they will be raising ticket prices on for the foreseeable future.
Personally, if winning 70 games this year helps us to win 100 games a few years down the road then I will take that over us winning 80 games this year.