I am not a thoughts reader

Philadelphia Phillies star Nick Castellanos has performed 140 video games this season and he had a extremely upsetting response when requested why he hasn’t performed as typically. The controversial feedback come after he walked in as a pinch hitter and hit his 250th profession residence run to assist the Phillies win the sport 8-2 Friday evening.

In his post-game interview, Castellanos mentioned his communication with Phillies supervisor Rob Thompson relating to his taking part in time has been “questionable.” He in contrast the supervisor to his father, whom he discovered “blunt, direct, and constant.”

On Saturday, Thompson addressed these feedback after dropping the sport 4-3 to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Whereas Thompson acknowledged that he must do a greater job to grasp his gamers, he additionally urged his gamers to return ahead if they’ve questions on their position within the group.

“Effectively, I met with him as we speak, and I believed it was actually productive,” Thompson mentioned. “I am not going to get into specifics of what we talked about, however I believed it was good. So far as the communication a part of it, not solely Nick, however anyone else in that clubhouse does not suppose that I am speaking sufficient with them.

“I am in all probability not, and I’ve received to do a greater job of it. It is simply being accountable. However there are two methods of speaking, and that door’s all the time open. And I am not a thoughts reader. I can not inform the longer term. I am not a thoughts reader. So, you realize, I urge gamers; I would like gamers to return in right here and inform me what’s on their thoughts. So, yeah, clearly I’ve to do a greater job.”

Rob Thompson assures focus is on World Collection regardless of controversial feedback from Nick Castellanos

The Phillies are in the midst of a terrific season they usually have already clinched the division to enter the playoffs.

The latest feedback from Nick Castellanos don’t solid a superb mild on what is going on on behind the scenes within the group. Nevertheless, Rob Thompson mentioned the group and even Castellanos are solely centered on one factor, which is to win the World Collection. He mentioned it is okay if everybody does not like the opposite individual within the clubhouse so long as the targets are aligned.

“Nick simply hasn’t actually come out publicly and mentioned something till final evening,” Thompson mentioned. “So I do not suppose it is affecting them in a method, form, or kind. This can be a completely Nick group. They’ve their blinders on, and they’re in search of a parade down Broad Road. That is the one factor they’re involved with proper now.”

It stays to be seen if Thompson’s feedback water down the continuing uneasiness throughout the clubhouse, or if it is a sign of worse to comply with.