It’s time to acknowledge this. I’ve never wanted to buy into this as I often felt it was fodder for a talking point that wasn’t overly relevant because the players never really played roles too prominent (minus Star). But in Butler, Addison, Klein and Norman we have connected players that are playing big roles on this team and I think it’s fair to question these decisions. The defense has faltered and their play has been unspectacular to say the least. I’d trade all of them for Jordan Phillips and to be honest I’m not sure what they collectively cost but I’d much rather have had the continuity we had as opposed to the over the hill (minus Butler, I think he’s just a guy) Carolina gang. Beane has done a lot right, in this case I think they got it wrong. Allegiances like this can often be illogical and the defense is pitiful.