Big league evaluators continue to say this about the Padres:
They are interesting.
What has stood out in the past 10-plus games?
“Andy Green is very aggressive,” the evaluator said Tuesday. He laughed. “Greeny is managing like it’s the seventh game of the World Series.”
This wasn’t a criticism. Green’s starting pitchers, though generally effective, were stalling out mid-game. In April, that’s typical. The trick is to both win games and not fry the bullpen. Farm systems can help pull it off.
That reliever Robert Stock was optioned to the Pacific Coast League surprised one evaluator, calling it a “quick trigger” move.