[OutsiderFan]

When can we end the Meckler experiment, for now anyway?

Soon, I hope. He's 3 for 23 with 13 strikeouts. Hit .400 in the PCL.

You can't go half-way with call-ups. You either commit and let them figure it out as they get more experience at the MLB level, or you don't bring them up. They can't be treated like AJ Pollock veteran types, where if they don't perform right away, they are sent down again (instead of being cut). They will never build confidence and always overthink things in that situation.  

And same goes for lineup order. You believe Meckler is a top of order guy because you like the plate discipline he's shown in his career, keep him there for a month or two. The only hope the Giants have is if the young guys raise their performance level in September after taking their lumps in July and August. You look at guys in the minors and it is not at all uncommon for them to struggle for a couple months at a new level, and then start performing better after.

[OutsiderFan]

When can we end the Meckler experiment, for now anyway?

Soon, I hope. He's 3 for 23 with 13 strikeouts. Hit .400 in the PCL.

You can't go half-way with call-ups. You either commit and let them figure it out as they get more experience at the MLB level, or you don't bring them up. They can't be treated like AJ Pollock veteran types, where if they don't perform right away, they are sent down again (instead of being cut). They will never build confidence and always overthink things in that situation.  

And same goes for lineup order. You believe Meckler is a top of order guy because you like the plate discipline he's shown in his career, keep him there for a month or two. The only hope the Giants have is if the young guys raise their performance level in September after taking their lumps in July and August. You look at guys in the minors and it is not at all uncommon for them to struggle for a couple months at a new level, and then start performing better after.