You have to be careful with young guys and their confidence though. Snider's been on a short leash now for how long and I don't know now if he'll ever cut it as a big-league hitter. Maybe it's because the talent simply isn't there, but you can't argue that the constant promotions and demotions haven't had an impact on his psyche.
The flip side of that is that this could very well be the year for us to grab a playoff spot, and we can't really afford to be patient with a guy trying to figure it out in the majors.
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