They gave him the starting position at 3B. He started a goodly number of those games at 3B. Even after several errors and horrable at bats they continued to stick with Edwin. 31 games and 101 at bats to be specific.
Edwin has less than 1 full year of performance at 3B. Yet they GAVE him the starting position this year. How many other players in the Reds orginization have less than a full years experience at their position, yet have been given a starting role? Not many. How much more do folks want? Retire his number? Make him a captain? Hold a parade in his honor?
And the talk privatley stuff.....you really think they hadn't tried that yet? Narron isn't my favorite coach, but I'm going out on a limb and suggest that "talking to Edwin before resorting to sending him down" probably crossed his mind.
I'm stunned that people are this worked up over something that happens so commonly in baseball. When did it become a federal law that once a player came up he could never be sent back down again, no matter how lousy his play, how many errors he committed, and how much his head was obviously not in the game?