The Blue Jays closer Ken Giles took it upon himself yesterday to police a pitchers infield drill when rookie David Paulino refused to partake. Giles lost it on the young pitcher in an explicit laced tirade questioning his motivation and desire to be on the team.
It appears Marcus Stroman finally separated the two, however, Paulino walked off the field alone. Interestingly enough, Stroman questioned the Jays lack of veteran clubhouse leadership earlier this spring. Well, I guess you got your answer, Marcus.
Kudos to Giles for policing the pitchers, here you have a rookie pitcher who couldn’t record an out the previous day before surrendering three runs and the following day he is refusing to do drills.