andrewberg

The love for guys with a .0001% chance of a big payoff here shows me why casinos have so many more slot machines than poker tables.

There are legitimate concerns about Hicks. He has advanced reasonably well through the minors but has been slow to acclimate at each step. While it is encouraging that he is growing and making adaptations, that is not the profile of a player I would want to aggressively push through the system.

Yup. Parmalee gets to start a few times a week between 1B and RF so Morneau never has to play back to back days in the field. Hughes can also spot start at first if Morneau needs a day off when Parmalee is playing RF. What this team lacks in talent it makes up for in flexibility! Not really, but if Gardy wants to micromanage match ups, the versatility of Hughes, Doumit, and Parmalee will give him some options.

Fantastic, now all we need is a whole bullpen and most of a starting rotation.