In a weird way, I feel like style wise, Barts was a pick we needed/wanted in the Iggy era. But once that era ended and Gio's started, he was a bit of a misfit?
The reason I think this, is because I think a big problem with Barts was style wise, ours didn't match him. It confused him, made his output lower which lowered his confidence (amongst other things) and was a vicious cycle of a downward spiral. Some players will do well, and I'm guessing management seeks these players (ie: Russell). I think Barts is a left over of a spare part of a machine that no longer exists in our org (And not even a rare part of that machine to boot). I'm sure other teams will find a way to use him.
Best of luck to him. I loved the seemingly swagger attitude he had in his last call up and hoped to see more. (Maybe he knew the decision then and a weight was lifted off, who knows). Overall, I'm guessing it was all a good deci-sven.
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