It would be fascinating if we could ever find out why Whit (with fielding decisions) and Brentz both had such obviously horrible days. Just humans being human, or something else leading to that lack of focus and result? Concerning O'Hearn, I thought he was demonstrably horrible the last time they let him play 1B. Perhaps this is a good thing - for when guys like him and Bubba give such a track record of "not good enough" that even the sentimental Dayton (but hopefully not JJ) can finally realize that we have to move on. Sure, somebody like the new Cubs cult hero Frank the Tank can always finally get it together (if he is not just a flash in the pan) somewhere else. But we should not give out too long of leashes, and should hope that we get our share of late bloomers coming our way to offset any we go. I agree with you, we do not need to waste any more field time for O'Hearn at 1B (and with the bat), and need to use the rest of this year to find out what we have in Olivares and new CF, whether Hanser is good to bring back next year as the backup infielder (it seems to me he is, especially if Matheny thinks that his everyday SS and 2B need to play almost every day).
It would be fascinating if we could ever find out why Whit (with fielding decisions) and Brentz both had such obviously horrible days. Just humans being human, or something else leading to that lack of focus and result? Concerning O'Hearn, I thought he was demonstrably horrible the last time they let him play 1B. Perhaps this is a good thing - for when guys like him and Bubba give such a track record of "not good enough" that even the sentimental Dayton (but hopefully not JJ) can finally realize that we have to move on. Sure, somebody like the new Cubs cult hero Frank the Tank can always finally get it together (if he is not just a flash in the pan) somewhere else. But we should not give out too long of leashes, and should hope that we get our share of late bloomers coming our way to offset any we go. I agree with you, we do not need to waste any more field time for O'Hearn at 1B (and with the bat), and need to use the rest of this year to find out what we have in Olivares and new CF, whether Hanser is good to bring back next year as the backup infielder (it seems to me he is, especially if Matheny thinks that his everyday SS and 2B need to play almost every day).