Can’t beat good teams. Playoff seed won’t matter. Eeking into the playoffs (and making an early exit) just reinforces the illusion that ownership’s approach to roster construction is “good enough “.
I guess he’s the Veteran in the Clubhouse Guy. He’s not a plus fielder anymore, so you’d hope that he’d at least hold his own at the plate. 160 at bats at .189 is a pretty big millstone around the neck of this team unfortunately.