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Originally Posted by alnorth
I don't generally believe in "sending a message", nor do I usually believe that some players might "not care" or "not try hard enough". This situation is pretty simple and cut and dried for me. I'm sure Moose is upset, worried, and trying as hard as he can, but he's killing us right now.
He looks so bad that I also don't think he has to face MLB pitching, it looks like AAA pitching could be enough of a challenge for him. Maybe he'll figure it out and maybe he needs time to rediscover his swing, but at this point he needs to do that in games that don't count.
If he can OPS over .900 in Omaha for a full month, then we can talk about his return, if that ever happens.
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People are missing the point if they think demoting Moose is either a kick in the ass, or to light a fire under him. It's neither. It's nothing more than a simple roster move. It's not personal - he simply isn't performing. What he does down in Omaha is irrelevant because he does not belong up in MLB right now.
Mellinger argues today that Hosmer & Moose are so vital to the franchise that "This thing won't work" if they don't play well. That's bunk. The team could easily hide Moose if Billy & Alex and Sal were all hitting. Since they aren't, Moose can't be hidden any longer.