Man. I understand with the whole dance with who brought you. But if Gurriel is simply done. Why would you not play your new player? Hell. Even Yuli would probably want that for the sake of the team. Sometimes you just have to rip the bandaid of Dusty and admit when someone has declined. How can you have a 2 hole hitter batting .236 and an on base of .285 at this point in the season. I can’t even remember the last time he drove one out.
His last homer was July 1, per TK's broadcast last night. He never had that much power to begin with, and now, it's basically all gone. This isn't a loyalty program where you reward tenure, this is sports. Put the best lineup out there. There comes a time where someone simply doesn't have it anymore. Just as I type this, one pitch pop out.
This is doing a disservice to Yuli at this point. Resentment is starting to build toward Yuli the more he plays and Mancini sits.
