MLB stars have earned the ability to manage their own workload, particularly pitchers. 'Load management' pervades several sports, and can devalue the games.
A healthy Hader stands to command tens of millions of guaranteed dollars.Just last October, Hader could’ve run for local office and garnered a lot of votes, having authored one of the great innings in team history. He struck out Dodgers stars Trea Turner, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman before a thunderous, rain-soaked crowd at Petco Park as the Padres clinched the divisional series.
But once or twice in his first full season here, his version of “load management” has been something of an acquired taste. Sort of like apple cider vinegar or anchovies.On June 30, the skidding Padres could’ve fairly asked him to bend his policy and try to get six outs.Preserving a tie, Hader threw a scoreless ninth inning on 20 pitches. Then he exited the game.
If several of his teammates had lived up to fair expectations as Hader did, the Padres would be headed to the postseason. I believe Hader made a business decision Monday night. And perhaps on June 30 as well. Lots of MLB folks, from ownership on down, make business decisions that could call into question their commitment to a particular game or series or season.
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