Miguel Sano provided a lively moment for armchair managers Monday when he went back on a ball hit by Salvador Perez and, after the ball hit the wall, didn't chase after it — instead, slowing down while center fielder Danny Santana retrieved it. By then, the slow-footed Perez had an easy triple.
Even if we give Sano the full benefit of the doubt and surmise that he had gauged Santana would get to the ball before him, the sight of a young player grinding to a halt in the midst of another blowout loss didn't look good. And as a result, there was speculation that the play could land Sano on the bench.
But he stayed in the game and was back in the lineup (as a DH) on Tuesday. Is it fair to compare that scenario to Eddie Rosario — another second-year Twins player who was struggling — who was pulled from a game last week after a string of mental and physical errors, then sent to Class AAA Rochester after the game?
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