Detroit loses another heartbreaker; over-managing?
I don’t quite understand the pinch running last night, Clete Thomas for Ryan Raburn. Its unusual to pinch run a faster player for a slightly faster rookie. Here’s what happened after that:
- Thomas nearly gets picked off first by the pitcher
- Thomas nearly gets pick off of first by the catcher
- Thomas is slow to react on Granderson’s single, so he remains on second
- Thomas is slow to react to Polanco’s single, gets a bad jump
- Thomas is waived home for some reason, and is thrown out by a rookie who two hops the throw home.
Leyland pinch-ran for Matt Joyce a few weeks ago with Raburn, since Raburn is slightly faster and because he wouldn’t be as tenative on the base paths. Sounds like Jimmy over-thought this one.