When else should we have talked about him? No one is "blasting him". Sigh. We are discussing on a discussion board if he's good enough to be on the roster right now. And yes, baseball is a business, just like any other. Treating people with respect includes not putting them in position to fail, and not passing over other people for less qualified people. We don't know with any certainty who is most qualified, but there is no evidence Perkins is ready right now, so it seems like a reasonable discussion to me.