Wasn't a terrible call. White typically makes contact, and that was a pitch he was crushing as of last week.
Well recently he has been striking out more. His numbers are still good but he's in a slump currently. Not worth the risk imo. You had Rasmus coming up with runner is scoring position if White was not successful.
By that logic, why play him at all? I'm sure he'll have an indicator to tell us when the slump is over.