as for Paul…i honestly think we have to consider sitting him and putting Edman at SS…Edman was so close to making several bad plays in the outfield….i think id take Edman as a lesser SS to Paul rather than what he could cause in the OF….Paul’s bat is really bad right now…even when he was not getting out he almost caused more problems…
I totally agree with this but I know it won’t happen. DeJong is a disaster at the plate but Shildt would never do a shakeup of that magnitude this time of year.
I like Shildt ok. I think he is a fine in-game manager, light years ahead of Matheny when it comes to in-game strategy. Where I find fault with Shildt is his extreme loyalty to certain players and a real stubbornness to make the necessary changes. He will get it to eventually (like he did with Carp and Bader) but it takes much much longer than it should.