Nothing bugs me more than to see MLB talent sitting in the minors, or sitting on the bench in the majors while some washed up veteran takes away at-bats they deserve.
The worst culprit of this is the Angels. I don't know whether this is an issue with Mike Scioscia or the front office telling him to keep playing the veterans, but over the last five years, they've wasted what's consistently one of the best crops of young players in the MLB. Brandon Wood has been ready for about 2 years for the MLB spotlight, but they insist on manning Macair Izturis and Erick Aybar at short, and Figgins at third. Really? Figgins is a good, not great player, that Wood would easily outproduce, and by now it's very apparent that the other two are nothing but light hitting defenders.
The Rockies were horrible too. But that's been covered in the blog about how bad Clint Hurdle was as manager.
Why is Emil Brown taking away 2 AB's from Fernando Martinez? That's ridiculous.
Travis Snider was hitting great in April, but couldn't get consistent playing time because the Blue Jays insisted on playing Jose Bautista. Jose Bautista.
Why is Alcides Escobar spending time down in the minors while the Brew Crew give Craig Counsell AB's at seecond?
I will never understand why teams leave their best players in the minors. Give the young guy a shot, the old guy already has proved he can't play.
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