He gets no pass from me. Jax could have been up when Maki starts ambling to the mound. SHOULD have been up. At that point Jax is definitely coming in next inning anyway, almost no matter what. He could have been ready by the time Alcala faced Garcia, if not before.
Easily.
I mean, this is the top of the Texas order. Once Seager reaches, the game is clearly on the line. Garcia is a long ball threat and has been hot. Alcala clearly can't locate ANYthing.
We've all seen managers stall long enough to get a reliever ready.
That Rocco can't pull that off, or see the need, isn't a defense.
It's additional evidence for the prosecution.