Quote Originally Posted by MetEdDawg View Post
How much lower should Rowdey's BA get before it's deemed as "we have to"?

I know it's in limited plate appearances, but Cumbest has a higher BA than Rowdey does. No one wants to bench Rowdey permanently. Just one game to let him clear his head and spend a game watching.

He will probably play game 2, but if we win and he struggles I would sit him game 3.
It's not that easy man. Rowdey was a HUGE piece to our Omaha run and has been great defensively. He isn't hitting well, but he still has value and we don't need a benched Rowdey that doesn't snap out of this funk...we need him to play and break out of it. We've lost 1 game, we're ok with him in there. And if/when he gets out of this slump, he's better than any other option available and we know that bc we saw it last year. Put him in the 9 hole with Jake behind him so he can get some fastballs, and let him get through this crap