I will actually contradict myself almost immediately.
I fully believe that Torey's well reputed loyalty is 100% responsible for the team turning it around in June with two players that will be the reason we make the playoffs. Both players were mired in incredible slumps and were well reported to be on the way out locally. Carrol and Suarez.
In fact, Suarez was days from being DFA'd and it was super reported. And then he got a reprieve and turned his season around.
Meanwhile Carrol was going to triple A and he got nearly the same reprieve.
So I firmly believe based on how reported these two actions were, that Hazen prepped the media and then Torey got them a week and the rest is history.
I knock Torey for his loyalty to guys but also 100% he deserve massive credit here.