It's not to please me, it's just not a fitting example.
1. Where are you playing Jesus Aguilar, who was DFA'd by the Indians in 2017 as he had no remaining options, when they were coming off a World Series appearance with Santana entrenched at 1B and a recently signed Encarnacion to DH. So how do they keep him in that situation?
2. He himself has credited Milwaukee hitting coaches with revamping his approach and his swing, a big reason he in turn succeeded at the MLB level, albeit inconsistently to this point. Him staying in Cleveland doesn't guarantee he finds any of that same success, as it took a new set of eyes to further develop him. Same can be said for Gio Urshela, who the Blue Jays tore down and built all the way back up just for him to blossom with a division opponent.
These guys aren't developing in a vacuum, and teams don't operate in a vacuum. You wish everyone that ever comes through your system meets their full potential in your system, but often times guys need to be let go and go to another organization or 2 for them to become productive players. Happens all the time, and the Indians are not alone in that regard.
They also have lost 0 sleep and have 0 concern with "letting the next Jesus Aguilar go". The system only allows so many chances, and if guys can't figure it out with them and figure it out somewhere else, oh well. Self-reflect on their developmental apparatus and move on to the next set of prospects coming through.
Just frustrating that Jesus Aguilar is being used as an example of this team giving up on guys without giving them much of an opportunity when he only became successful because he went to another organization.
