I think he had some at bats against the Padres that were not very good at bats.

He had some poor at bats against the Padres.

You know, was it the stuff, son, whatever, you know, shadows, he had some poor at bats.

And you got to, like, kind of own up to that, right?

I think he had a really good at bat on a walk, doing a walk, drawing a walk yesterday, that I thought it was a positive sign.

I think he's made a play in the ninth inning on Thursday.

That was a tough play and a huge play.

So, you know, in four games so far, hasn't done much offensively, yes.

And we need every bit of every person's contribution for sure,

but optimistic that he can get it going.

It's Craig Counsel talking about Matthew Shaw,

who is having a rough go of it.

Yeah, I don't think he can be in this lineup tonight.

And that's what I texted you guys last night during the middle of the game.

I just don't...

The at-bats are just thoroughly non-competitive.

And defensively, he's been very solid as he has been.

And he can come into this game late for defense if you need it.

But I don't think you can punt on the offense as completely and obviously as he is. And I looked

at some of the numbers. He's not swinging very much. And when he is swinging, he's got a, he's not

really making contact in the field of play at all.

I believe it's a 0% contact rate.

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