Quade Plays Vets & Odds For 2012
Last September Mike Quade was praised for playing his younger guys on a daily basis. The notion that the interim manager was thinking ahead for next season, instead of solely playing for wins, was significant in landing him the full-time job as Cubs manager.
However, that approach appears to have changed this September with the lack of consistent playing time given to younger guys like Tyler Colvin and Bryan LaHair, who were again absent from the starting lineup for Wednesday’s game vs. Cincinnati.
With the Cubs in a similar, if not worse, position than one season ago, why waste the opportunity to further develop prospects in favor of sticking with veteran players down the stretch?
