RIrooter09 said:
Some of us were saying this all off season. It's somewhat concerning that Farrell and Cherington either weren't able or willing to recognize it.
But then Castillo got hurt in ST and Victorino didn't and JBJ was going to AAA no matter what.
I don't think Allen Craig has earned that kind of deference, especially since they didn't need his permission to send him down. He wasn't that good with St Louis, and it was only for about two seasons in total. He was sort of a rich man's Daniel Nava in terms of production, and the Sox didn't hesitate to send him down last year. For better or worse, they made what they thought was the best decision for the club, and didn't worry about his feelings.
Actually Craig *was* that good in STL for the two years before he got hurt. But you're right about the time. As I said upthread, he really only had 2,5 good seasons, so even though he's 30, he didn't earn the full measure of veteran "let him work it out." He got about a month. And he didn't get a whole lot of deference...."we're sending you down or you'll play sporadically here" is hardly a free pass. If both Victorino AND Castillo hadn't gotten hurt, he was probably gone a couple of weeks ago.