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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
For the same reason you send him out there against Lance Lynn. If you're gonna get someone right, send them out there against a rummy.
Jason Hammel suuu*******s. Fowler can't hit quality pitching, but that really has no impact on how he'll do against Hammel.
So send him out there with some protection behind him (with the expectation that most of the team will be getting good ABs against Hammel anyway and can pick him up if he fails) and try to jump-start him.
If they can find any way at all to get his trade value somewhere in the "we'll take a 26 yr old in short season ball if you'll take 2/3 of his contract" range, it's a worthwhile endeavor.
Still pisses me off they didn't move him in the offseason when they probably could've dumped him without assuming his contract. He hit enough last year to make him semi-valuable. They wouldn't have gotten any quality prospects back, but they could've unloaded his deal on a team looking for some OBP and occasional thump.
He has to be moved. There are way too many people in this organization that are far better than him for him to still be around next season.
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Even without knowing Pham was going to have a great year last year, I don’t know why they signed him to begin with. Banking on Grichuk and Piscotty going into the year, plus so many outfielders so close to ready. It was a typical Mo desperation move.