A bad idea waiting to happen

[Cubfanintheknow]

With outfield injuries beginning to mount, the Cubs may be considering a call-up of Felix Pie.

 

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060415cubsgamer,1,1915714.story?coll=cs-home-headlines

 

A spot starter and back-up outfielder is not in his best interests. Playing every day is.

 

IF Jaque Jones were to go on the disabled list and IF it were guaranteed Pie was guaranteed to start every game until Jones comes back and IF he were to go back down to Iowa immediately after Jones returns, then I wouldn't mind at all. I don't think it would hurt to give him a taste of the majors, let him see what it's like to play every day in the bigs. He can see for himself what he needs to work on.

 

But he shouldn't be the Cubs fifth outfielder. Or even fourth outfielder, for that matter.

[NCCubFan]

This is already being discussed in Transactions:

 

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Non-PremiumDusty has said that, if Pie is called up, it would be to play, not sit. This wouldn't be a repeat of Baylor and Patterson in 2001.