Sometimes I feel like a bit of a broken record, but that’s because I’m also trying to consistently remind myself what this season is all about for the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s the first year of a rebuild, and it’s all about letting their young players grow, and evaluating which will be a part of the long-term future.
Part of that process is letting new big leaguers work through their struggles, and sometimes that means doing things that may not necessarily make sense in the present.
A good example of what I mean is Charlie Montoyo‘s use of Rowdy Tellez against left-handed starting pitchers lately.