I think anyone who is serious about a career in any facet of professional baseball should want to become as fluent as possible in Spanish. I realize there's more to relating to Latin culture than speaking the language but it's a big first step.
Everyone knows his fielding is below average. But I would think he could generate interest from an NL team for use as a pinch hitter who could enter the game afterward.
This organization needs to put development of its young prospects as its highest priority. For the rest of this season we need a manager who can do that. I think make Mientkiewicz interim manager and tell him to pretend his players are all AA players. (Unfortunately, that shouldn't be hard to do.)
It's in the nature of athletes to try to win each game but where things stand with this team it's the responsibility of the organization to make development of its young prospects its top priority. Winning games at the major league level is secondary for the rest of this season.
Oh, come on Marney, there's no N. Shah-gwah, with a hint of an R after the Shah. At least that's how I would have been taught to say it when I took French in high school all those years ago.