Something has got to give to shake up this team. Nobody is stepping up... nobody has that superstar mentality, at this point, to put the team on his shoulders and carry them out of this slump. Webb is awesome but only getting him every 5th day is not cutting it
Today's Az. Republic says:
...Chad Tracy might see time in the outfield while Byrnes was out, Melvin said Monday that he hasn't reached that point yet.
Melvin noted that Tracy would have to cover a lot of ground at an unfamiliar position while playing on a surgically repaired knee that still isn't 100 percent.
But depending on how we move forward offensively, it certainly could be a consideration down the road," Melvin said.
A psychiatrist would have a field day with Bob Melvin's passive behavior. Bring up a point. Neither accept nor reject it. And leave it hanging with a "down the road" comment. "Down the road", Brynes will be back in LF.
It's been reported that Tracy, Reynolds and Jackson all have experience playing in the outfield.
Why not leave Tracy at 3B and put Reynolds in LF? Or play Tracy at 1B and put Jackson in LF?
It's the passive behavior of our Manager that has put the D'backs into a "little slump" (yeah, right) as he calls it.
Bob Melvin is lucky that the Dodgers don't have a pitching staff skilled enough to take over first place.