Blue Jays manager John Schneider bats away pitcher's complaints about opener: 'Above his pay grade'
Eric Lauer doesn't like pitching behind an opener. John Schneider doesn't seem to mind.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer doesn’t like pitching behind an opener. Blue Jays manager John Schneider doesn’t appear to be losing sleep over it. A minor drama hit the Blue Jays clubhouse Friday when Lauer, a veteran southpaw who has mostly started in his MLB career, openly complained about being asked to serve as the bulk guy behind an opener.
His words, via Mitch Bannon of The Athletic : "It's definitely different. To be really blunt, I hate it. I can't stand it.
You work with what you got. Part of it, too, we're trying to mix some things up. We're trying to find ways to win.
It's a gameplan we had and I think we went out there and tried to execute it the best we could. That's really all you can do. " "You can make it work the best you can.