Well, because despite the disaster that trade was, he IS a good hitter and could have had a hit at any moment. But the reason he was picked was obvious. It was super early in the game, close, and you don't want to use your best option there. But really, I'm beyond nitpicking in-game decisions. There is no shame in losing to that team, on paper we were badly overmatched. I am not upset with the performance; I am just depressed that I don't think this franchise will ever get it done. It is just too hard for a team like them to succeed. You have to basically get lucky and finish the job when the stars align, and that was this year. Good night guys. I am not around much at all in the offseason. I need to get away from this now for a very long time. You could say the same about not using your best pitcher too. You cannot have next level urgency with your pitching and then be like this situation doesn't matter. Schoop get up there. This is why the Counsell doctrine rarely makes sense.