And I dispute that it was about "trusting" or "counting on" him. With a lot of players, especially pitchers now, the reality is you're just hoping for the best.
The fact is that Craig rolled the dice when he didn't have to. It was a gamble.
I'll always wonder if this was really Craig's idea or if the push for it came from elsewhere, or just from a desperate need to cut payroll somewhere.
As for Grissom being an instant answer to our issues at 2B, we're talking about a kid who had a minus WAR in limited action in 2023. Not exactly a sure thing!