Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
I think the main issue was, at least in Jordan's case, Bobby's insistence on starting him over superior talent. The 2005 playoffs come to mind, when he started Brian Jordan at first base over Adam LaRoche. One of the few times where Bobby seriously made me scratch my head. Hell, the Braves were even dumb enough to re-sign Jordan for the 2006 season. I believe he was the inaugural BSOML story.
The other half of that platoon, Mondesi, wasn't even around that long. So, it's not as if there was any real damage caused, and it's doubtful that there were high expectations for much of a comeback either.