Yea like Dubon he rarely ever walks, so unless he is hitting well above .300, or hitting with a lot of power, he isn't nearly as good as casual fans will think
The guy swings at everything. It's not that much of a problem as long as he's making contact, but it won't last. Neither will his inability to play in the field.
When you have this many injuries and so many hitters are struggling, you can't keep putting Maldy out there.
You think missing Alvarez, Altuve, Brantley, and Chas would mean Dustys gut would tell him to field the best possible bats he could. I sincerely think he is just being old guy stubborn.