No surprise about 2022 and that is why Dusty wouldn't budge in 2023. Dusty won a World Series with a bad offensive catcher making most of the starts so he's thinking... Spoiler I'll ****ing do it again But it wasn't the same team in 2023, they weren't as good as the 2022 team, so the best possible lineup needed to be out there more. While Vazquez was a better offensive player than Maldy it wasn't as extreme a difference as Maldy and Diaz in 2023. But Dusty wanted to show management one more time, I can do it my way...instead we now have to hear Rangers fans gloat that they beat the Astros 4 times in Houston on their way to a WS.
It's like winning a massive poker hand with pocket dueces. It emboldens you to keep playing those hands even though the chances of consistently winning those hands is pretty low.
Food for thought. When was the last time Chas was good? When he was getting puddin on the regular. Yainer also put up his best numbers with Dusty. Coincidence?
No Yainer had 84 rbi’s and hit .360 with risp last year. He also hit .299 overall he had a bad April this year as for Chas, he’s just got a raw deal since his injury last year
Chas must have the weirdest personality because he has the shortest leash I've seen for someone that has won a world series and been an above average hitter and defender for more than half of his career.
I mean you used RBIs and BA and "clutchiness"... Try OPS+ and WAR, and of course consider WAR in context of number of PAs
