Quote:I agree, but I think the offseason wrist surgery also factored in to the decision. I don't think it was merely a slow start alone, as to why he dropped him. 

 

Wrist injuries have proven to sap a power hitter's effectiveness in the past. 

 

Right, but if that was a big worry of his then he should have gone a different route the with your 1st round pick. I mean, who was EE dropped for? Who on Trav's roster offered more potential than EE? And it's not likely EE was completely ineffective.... even with his terrible start he was still on pace for ~80 Runs and ~90 RBIs. He was worth waiting on.

 

If he was too frustrating to wait for, then trade the guy. EE never fell below 19 on Cockcroft's #19 player overall so the guy always had value (http://espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/stor...yce-harper). Simply dropping him is what stupid owners do.

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