It’s been almost 48 hours and despite a full day of family, terrible football, and enough food to have us regretting yesterday’s decisions, news of the Baltimore Orioles placing Jonathan Villar on waivers is still a hard pill to swallow.
Sure, spending the $10 million likely required to bring back for Villar for one more season on other assets is better in the long run, that’s understandable. The Orioles are going to finish in last place and probably lose 100+ games for a third-straight season and one player in Villar isn’t going to change that.
As fans, we still have the right to be frustrated over watching a player who hit 24 home runs, swiped 40 bases, and finished 2019 with a strong second-half performance and the highest Wins Above Replacement Value of anyone on the Baltimore Orioles roster.