tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
I wanna give Rice the benefit of the doubt because the process was handled correctly with him. Maybe don't hit him leadoff, but you might as well use him and hope he makes it tough for Cashman/Boone to wanna use Rizzo because they will use him.They have to trade for 2 infielders. Rice is 4 for his last 46 at bats and they don’t even have a third baseman on the roster on top of it being clear they’re not bringing Torres back. It’s unrealistic to expect 3 new infielders but they have to get 2 while hoping wells, the Martian, and Stanton all contribute.
They also still need to convince Soto that it’s the right call to sign here long term, which relying on washed up vets on bad deals and rookies isn’t likely to do. This of course won’t happen with Cashman in charge so the first order of business this winter has to be firing him. At this point I consider getting rid of him as big, if not a more important task than even getting Soto re-signed. Think how bad the 2021 lineup around Stanton and Judge was and now that supporting cast looks like the 1998 batting order by comparison to this one that he’s assembled.
Wells, Volpe and to a lesser extent, Rice, gotta produce no matter what. We cannot win a title in spite of the system. That is impossible now.