I don't get the move at all. Mercado has been slumpin' and Santana has been hot. I get having the runner on the third with one out. But stealin' third is pretty damn hard. Odds aren't with you.
You don't take away a chance for one of your best hitters to win the game for you. Awful.
Having said that, Mercado hit that ball deep enough that Frankie would have likely scored from third if he had successfully stolen the base.
Santana gets to be my avatar and replace the lovely Alex Morgan if he walks it off again.
Yeah, but it didn't mean dick. Lindor was out by a mile. The pitcher would literally have to be asleep at the wheel for it to work. And what are the odds of that, when the runner at second is the winning run. The decision was awful.
Santana would be batting with a running in scoring position. A base hit, could win it. That was a terrible decision.