To me, it seems like Davey is more of Dusty-lite. I think both guys made long-term decisions over the season instead of managing game by game. Davey will stick with a guy to try to get him to perform up to his (perceived) talent level, which I think Dusty did. Dusty got a terrific performance out of Michael A. in 2017, for example, with some patience. Davey would stick with a Corbin or give a Poche chances when the team was structured to have no better alternatives on the roster. Corbin pitched a lot of bad innings on bad teams because he was physically capable of taking abuse and there were no great starters on the way up to displace him. I think Dusty is a much better manager for this, but I think that explains a lot of Davey trotting out Bell and other under-performers. I don't think it is "play the contract," as Ian says, because I think he does this with cheap guys, too. It's just it's more noticeable when it is a relatively-expensive vet like Williams and Bell (there are no expensive vets on this team).
