Can we really call the Cam Smith promotion a mistake?

I should first start this off by immediately setting the tone for this piece. It is not my nature to put people on blast or dunk on them in the social media sense. Hell, I quit Twitter over a year ago when things there took a much darker turn. In an era where we expect instant gratification and instant results, decisions like the decision to promote Cam Smith take time to digest. I am writing this on Wednesday before Opening Day, but you are probably reading it after Opening Day. Regardless of what happens on Thursday, we do not know what will ultimately happen.

However, there were three points of contention I wanted to address based on the commentary on this decision. I should start with…