I don't think you can expect Mesoraco to hit if he never plays
Mesoraco to start Saturday per ctrent on Twitter
Last edited by dougdirt; 04-05-2013 at 05:41 PM. Reason: typo
Mesoraco is getting hosed. I feel bad for the guy. He'd be better off playing every day in Louisville if this is the way it's gonna be.
OnBaseMachine (04-05-2013)
When something really odd happens like this, there is usually a decent reason for it.
Hannigan turns 33 during the season so there's no way he's catching 80% of the time all season. He won't hold up.
They were letting him rot on the bench for an entire month. They couldn't pinch hit him? Tony Cingrani had two fewer plate appearances than Mesoraco did in September. Denis Phipps hit .220 in AAA in 2012. He got nearly four times as many trips to the plate last September as Mesoraco.
Here we are on April 5th, 2013 and the last time Devin Mesoraco faced live pitching was 6 days ago. In spring training. Why didn't he start yesterday? Why not today? Will he sit another 5 days after tomorrow to wait for Leake to pitch again?
Kc61 (04-05-2013)
All really good questions, which I agree with however that's kind of my point. Maybe Mes was supposed to start today and showed up really hungover. Maybe he has a tight hammy. Maybe he told Dusty to go fly a kite. Maybe he punched out Bailey in the parking lot.
There is no way that Dusty, even Dusty, would play a catcher like this just because. We all know he is kind of set in his ways and I think we can pretty much predict many of his moves before they are made. No one would predict this.
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