Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement and Spencer Horwitz have all done their part to keep an undermanned Toronto team in the postseason race, Steve Phillips writes.
. The rankings are done by very professional and quality evaluators, but they don’t always get it right. Horwitz, Schneider and Clement are not the most toolsy players, but they are “baseball players.” They are guys who make plays but aren’t going to be among the league leaders in any category as everyday players in the future.
The biggest fear of a general manager is not being prepared for the worst-case scenario. It’s the reason the Jays made a small move before the trade deadline, sending pitcher Trent Thornton to the Seattle Mariners for infielder Mason McCoy. McCoy is a 28-year-old shortstop who had no major league experience, but Jays’ general manager Ross Atkins realized he need worst-case-scenario protection at shortstop.
We lost our shortstop, Rey Ordonez, to a season-ending injury, so we traded for veteran shortstop Mike Bordick from the Baltimore Orioles. His backup was Kurt Abbott, who was not a very good defender. My fear was we would be in trouble if Bordick went down and Abbott had to play every day.
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