The rust was evident in Alexander Canario‘s first two at-bats, which tends to happen when you’ve only had one plate appearance in 20 days. His first time up saw him wave at a pair of pitches, one of which was nearly in the dirt, before grounding weakly to short. He went down swinging the next time up, again on a slider that ended up in the opposite batter’s box.
At the risk of putting even the choir to sleep with this sermon, this is why I don’t like the idea of calling up prospects and then using them only as last resorts.