With as much diplomacy and conviction as a man could muster, Andy Green recently explained the Padres’ objective in what remains of this season.
“We make some decisions when we put a lineup together, do some things in the game at this point in time in the year that give us a window into who players are at times and you get a chance to look at them in certain situations that you might not otherwise,” Green said. “At the same time, you’re out there trying to win baseball games.”
The Padres manager could utter this with a straight face, because it was the absolute truth.