Strouf’s Take: Business is Business..

MILWAUKEE–

Well, I already wrote this, but we’ll give it another go since technology cannot always be relied on.

The Milwaukee Brewers shocked the world on Monday morning when they assigned second baseman Scooter Gennett to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox and called up right-handed pitcher Corey Knebel. Now, I must make this clear: this is not a rehabilitation assignment like Gennett was assigned to two and half weeks ago with the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers; this is his job.

I brought up the rehabilitation stint with the Timber Rattlers that Gennett served a few weeks back. From May 1st through May 4th, Gennett was nursing and recovering from a hand injury he suffered while showering in early April. I covered two of the four games Gennett played in with the T-Rats, speaking with him several times. Scooter was a relaxed and genuinely nice guy, and as a writer, or a member of the media in general, those are your favorite kind of people to speak with.

With all of that aside, it doesn’t take away from what MLB is and what MLB stands for. Major League Baseball is a business, spread among thirty different organizations (I know the MLB itself is a business, but I’m just discussing teams) that make up the business . The Milwaukee Brewers are one of those thirty businesses. On the daily for 365 days of the year, they are making business decisions that benefit the team, although they may not make us, the fans, happy. That’s all the Gennett move was, a business move. Since May 8th, Gennett has had one hit, and that was on May 10th. That’s 1-for-25 in 25 at bats. When you have three individuals in Luis Sardinas, Elian Herrera, and Hector Gomez who all deserve playing time, you take away the weakest link.

I hate to say it, but Scooter Gennett, right now, you are the weakest link.

~Alex Strouf (@LetsGoAlex)