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Originally Posted by Big Hugg

Thomas hit .193 in May last year and his season turned out fine.

You bench the guy after 60 at bats? Really?

This is the AL East. He also played bad in ST (anywhere we can look up ST stats? yes, I know that shouldn't mean as much, but it should mean something). How much time are you willing to give a guy (your DH, mind you) in the hopes of turning it around in a pennant race in a division with 2 of the best teams in baseball? Again, I certainly don't think they were wanting to bench him for the rest of the season. Give the guy some time to chill out, give some other guys some opportunities and see what happens. In situations like that I think that if you're a real team player you'd be okay with taking some time out and seeing what others can do. If you're not, you throw a fit and blame it on that you might not get your option for 10 mill.