Good with Tucker or Rasmus. If they go Tucker, it pushes Springer to CF which he hasn't done this year (or unnecessarily uses up a player). I'd go Rasmus--he can get the ball to the OF at a minimum
That's my point--using up a player in Tucker for a single at-bat when you have Rasmus available to do both things. I trust Rasmus to get the ball in the air at a minimum
It worked out, but Rasmus strikes out way too much to put him in that situation. Tucker would have been the better option, imo.
I give him more credit than Carter re: K's. I think he can hit situationally and not K knowing he has a man on 3rd and < 2 outs. For me, the cons of blowing a player unnecessarily in a 2-2 game are too high