bustaheims
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Floyd said:Thrilled to finally see Lawrie but how they're handling Snider puzzels me. Just let him try to hit as much MLB pitching as he can for God's sake. It's not like we're competing for a playoff spot or anything.
THe problem with Snider is that he's not learning anything, and when he struggles at the MLB level, he goes back to the same bad habits that got him demoted in the past and hasn't shown the ability to get away from them. There are some pretty massive holes in his swing right now that MLB pitchers are exploiting, and he hasn't shown that he's willing and/or able to learn how to fix it. You can go on and on about wanting to give him more shots against MLB pitching all you want, but, what I see (and, what I imagine the organization sees) is a player who is unable or unwilling to learn at the MLB level and a situation where increased exposure to MLB pitching is quite likely to do more harm than good. I'd leave him in AAA for the rest of the year while completely rebuilding his approach at the plate, his stance and his swing from the ground up.
EDIT: Seriously, the guy has struck out 20 times in his last 54 ABs. That's unacceptable when he only has 2 extra base hits (and 8 hits overall) in that same span.