http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/09/03/hammels-second-half-blues-part-deux/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/09/03/hammels-second-half-blues-part-deux/#comment-5215 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:34:07 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=4286#comment-5215 I don’t think enough emphasis has been put on how detrimental Madden’s blatant lack of confidence in Hammel has been to the pitcher’s mental game. Imagine not being allowed to make any mistakes without being immediately pulled. Madden needs to learn how to be an effective manager to all types of players, including those who may need a bit more outward support from their manager. The unnecessary pressure Madden puts on Hammel to be perfect or get pulled has to be impacting his mental focus, adding unnecessary pressure, distracting him from doing his job as a pitcher, and undoubtedly must be impacting his own internal confidence. Hey Madden, you’re single-handedly dismantling the mental game of an otherwise excellent pitcher! What does Madden have against Hammel? If I were in the Cubs front office I would be pissed that Madden is wasting/destroying an important asset. I would direct Madden to lay off Hammel a bit and allow him to do what he has been trained to do and is capable of doing – and that’s being a starting pitcher in the Big Show.

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