I'd still be in favor of sending him to AAA and letting him get some ABs and hopefully get his confidence back. I understand the roster crunch right now but getting Soler right is much more important to the franchise going forward than a month of having Kalish getting his ABs.
Didn't he try hitting soler 2nd like a week ago and he failed miserably? Not saying we can't do it again just that I think maddon has already tried that.
I am sort of ok with that although it's not ideal. My hope is that we have another 1/2 starter acquired/developed between now and the end of next year so it won't be devastating if we can't pull the trigger. I still think Jake is angling for an extension and trying to play hardball by threatening to go on the open market.
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/15509472/jake-arrieta-chicago-cubs-hints-worth-more-stephen-strasburg-give-hometown-discount Summary: No hometown discount, likely wants more than Strasburg, 7 years should be expected