Anyway, I think the focus (offense wise) should be on Clement’s strong numbers in A and AA. Additionally, don’t forget that he posted pretty good numbers in the AFL last fall and he went 2-9 in spring training with a triple and a HR. And of course you have the numbers from USC and 2 summers with Team USA as well.

He can rake. There’s no doubts there. I think the time in Tacoma has been kind of rough due to the timing of the promotion.

How can I say this? Because I have seen a baseball game. That gives me CREDIBILITY.

Also, I am UNBIASED.

And my opinion is BETTER than yours. I can see things with my own EYES.

QED.

And you declaring yourself unbiased is not evidence.

Your whole post, really, has the same problem. You point out situations in which players weren’t ready as if they’re proof that Bavasi’s strategy is stupid, or that he actually has no strategy, that he is just following his whimsy. But if Bavasi’s strategy is to promote hitters while they aren’t ready to help them understand and overcome failure, all your examples say is, “yep, that’s Bavasi’s strategy.” Your post is internally inconsistent and doesn’t take on Bavasi’s strategy on its own terms at all. And you get to claim that your critic there “didn’t comprehend it?” I don’t know…

I’m not defending the strategy; I don’t claim to know how to handle these things. And, in spite of that, the aggressive promotions manage to make me pretty nervous, too. But your examples aren’t examples of Bavasi’s strategy failing, so you can probably lay off the snipe a little.

Learn commen sense before you bad mouth people that are actually succesful in life.

Re: ‘aggressive development,’ I think Bavasi’s idea could, in principle be sound—but the way he and the org uses it demonstrates such very poor judgment that it’s not an idea or philosophy or method, it’s just a slogan for what they want to do anyway. Travis Blackley, Clint Nageotte, and Matt Thornton were manifestly not ready the first time they were put on the 25-man; their control was terrible in both cases, due to injury for Clint and Travis evidently, and the promotion’s were patently bad ideas. Jose Lopez was coming off an 6-week injury last year and _not_ ready the firt time he was brought up in July. Clement was coming of a 6-week injury this year, and while it may have _seemed_ reasonable to promote him we see the result. Matt Tui was manifestly NOT ready to be pushed up to AA this year. Adam Jones was manifestly not ready for Seattle. In essence, Bill B. and the team have been way wrong far too often for me to trust their judgment in any way at this point. The assessments are faulty, not the players.