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I remember being involved in this conversation. I’m one of those guys who still believes that it is all about the hunt. It’s wonderful to be the ultimate winner of it all but for me it has always been about the chase of the overall season to just have a chance. Sadly the last few years really have not held my interest to any great extent. I tend to watch now only when Early and Tolle get the ball.

If it means a better product on the field the answer would be a huge yes.

You are probably right at least initially but a quality shortstop really won’t have much of an issue moving to second base. I’m not sure how much third or second Mayer played before he was brought up. I’m sure that it is a moot point because this franchise is beginning to resemble the true meaning of being athletically stupid. Yard out the same people day in and day out and hope for better results. I could see Mayer going to third if necessary but I don’t see any reason for not trying something different. Arias, Eaton, Campbell would at least give us something different.

Again I would say on a given night we are sending X number of AAA players and bona fide utility men out there and hoping that they will hit. It is unlikely that they will, Either you go with a different batch of minor leaguers and utility players or start trading away anything of current value that you have understanding that times are tough and it ain’t going to be an easy fix. How would you like to be Crochet, Aubreu and Chapman looking at this mess day in and day out. Mayer should be the ss going forward and against prevailing thought here, I would have no problem bringing up your top prospect and putting him at second base. Eaton goes to third.

If the decision is not to bring Arias up, then Mayer should be our shortstop. I do not understand why players like Campbell and Eaton aren’t going to be given looks at third and second. I love the overall defense that we have in our infield but if you can’t score more than one or two runs per game, it becomes just another useless stat that someone can get excited about. The Durbin experiment just isn’t working out. We have some excellent young pitchers here who are experiencing a wasted season.

No one is happy for sure. They really just can’t hit. Outside of Abreu, every non pitcher could be traded and I wouldn’t blink. Our current pitching staff keeps me at least wanting to watch just a little bit.

He doesn’t have their power for sure but better overall hitter - absolutely. For him to sit on a team that cannot hit, is just silly.

I’m going with Yoshida being the best overall hitter on a team that has been overall pathetic at the plate. He should be in the lineup somewhere everyday.

With this group , why does it matter. He is 36 and should not have been signed. Throw him out there. Someone was has to pitch.

It was just a few years ago that I purchased some tickets from you to attend a few games. You are absolutely right the seats for t the most part are pathetic these days. Cramped beyond cramped and certainly not worth the price of admission. I would not pay one Penney to watch this product. They had numerous opportunities to upgrade this roster through trades and free agent signings. They chose not to. Pathetic.

For me, it really isn’t debating who the better player is. They are both pretty mediocre and the trade was ridiculous. It literally solved nothing. Just another AAAA player with what some see as potential because he doesn’t strike out much. Another nothing burger deal to go along with the rest.

Why not I guess is my answer. I hope that Durbin plays better but looks to me like an absolutely meaningless trade. I for sure would have liked to have seen a real trade to bolster a team that knew it was going to need hitting. Once again, I hope that it works out.

I wonder if I’m one of the few who thinks that Eaton should have gotten the chance to play third a long time before making a trade for Durbin.

Something had to be done for sure. Whether it makes any difference at all, we’ll have to wait and see. I hate the way that it was done. Obviously you can’t fire the players, although how long do you continue to yard guys out there who cannot hit. I’m one who thinks that when you are dealing with adult professional athletes in this game, your influence as a coach let’s say is likely minimal. The “plan” whatever it might be, just hasn’t worked for years. I’ll watch when the young pitchers are out there but other than that it looks like nothing I’m watching much of for another summer.

I would have a very hard time getting rid of Yoshida. He is a bat to ball contact hitter. We need to have hitters like him regardless of whether or not he can hit the dingers. I have no faith in Casas development.