Asa Lacy is the pitching equivalent of Adalberto Mondesi. At this time last year Boston was expecting him to play early in the season as he was already sprinting and doing other baseball activities. For some reason, there was very little motivation from him to get back on the field. He was content to just collect his 3 Million and chill.…
Asa Lacy is the pitching equivalent of Adalberto Mondesi. At this time last year Boston was expecting him to play early in the season as he was already sprinting and doing other baseball activities. For some reason, there was very little motivation from him to get back on the field. He was content to just collect his 3 Million and chill. Last I looked, he was the only free agent short stop still unsigned. Hopefully Lacy has the motivation to get back, but so far he has been a bust of a pick, much like Kyle Zimmer.
I have a difficult time questioning the motivation of any pro athlete (Kevin McReynolds being the an exception). For a guy like Mondesi and now Lacy, the mental toll of not being able to compete at a level they know they can compete at when healthy has to be enormous when all they've experienced is setback after setback. That's why a strong support group is so important. Look at a guy like Ragans who missed 3+ seasons. Comebacks can happen.
Lacy seems to really be determined to get back and he probably will. I question Mondesi and his motivation last year at least. Still , I thought he would get at least a minor league contract. He may resurface somewhere, after several years absence Pablo Sandavol is in Giant's camp on a minor league deal.
Asa Lacy is the pitching equivalent of Adalberto Mondesi. At this time last year Boston was expecting him to play early in the season as he was already sprinting and doing other baseball activities. For some reason, there was very little motivation from him to get back on the field. He was content to just collect his 3 Million and chill. Last I looked, he was the only free agent short stop still unsigned. Hopefully Lacy has the motivation to get back, but so far he has been a bust of a pick, much like Kyle Zimmer.
I have a difficult time questioning the motivation of any pro athlete (Kevin McReynolds being the an exception). For a guy like Mondesi and now Lacy, the mental toll of not being able to compete at a level they know they can compete at when healthy has to be enormous when all they've experienced is setback after setback. That's why a strong support group is so important. Look at a guy like Ragans who missed 3+ seasons. Comebacks can happen.
Lacy seems to really be determined to get back and he probably will. I question Mondesi and his motivation last year at least. Still , I thought he would get at least a minor league contract. He may resurface somewhere, after several years absence Pablo Sandavol is in Giant's camp on a minor league deal.