[Mick]

Schmitt is healthy.  He’s also in an 8-59 funk, is playing sporadically and is trying to find the right point between aggressive and chasing.  Not easy to do at MLB level.  Personally, I don’t think it helps him to sit on the bench and spot start. Villar can do that.  Right now, I think Schmitt is thinking too much.  I’d think about sending him down for a short while to work on his approach in a less pressurized environment. He has to be more selectively aggressive.  Give him that charge, send him down and bring him back when he’s worked it out a bit.

+1. That dude needs to be playing every day and refining his understanding of the strike zone. We know he can hit fastballs.

[Mick]

Schmitt is healthy.  He’s also in an 8-59 funk, is playing sporadically and is trying to find the right point between aggressive and chasing.  Not easy to do at MLB level.  Personally, I don’t think it helps him to sit on the bench and spot start. Villar can do that.  Right now, I think Schmitt is thinking too much.  I’d think about sending him down for a short while to work on his approach in a less pressurized environment. He has to be more selectively aggressive.  Give him that charge, send him down and bring him back when he’s worked it out a bit.

+1. That dude needs to be playing every day and refining his understanding of the strike zone. We know he can hit fastballs.