What did he know and when did he know it?

 

Now that the Democrats have scored their biggest electoral sweep since the Watergate year of 1974, I think it's appropriate to raise the above question once again:  What did he know and when did he know it?

By "he," of course, I mean Brian Cashman. Or Aaron Boone. Or Matt Blake, or Max Fried himself.

The "what,"  of course, comes from "WTF? Max Fried needed a bone spur operation a few weeks after the season was over???"

How was he feeling, say, the day he went out there and, you know, ended our season against Tampa Bay?

Particularly when we had Carlos Rodon, hot as that fiery asteroid entering the atmosphere to end the reign of the dinosaurs.

Don't get me wrong. Carlos Rodon is capable of spitting the bit on any given day, no matter how hot he is. And plenty of other things went wrong in that absurd, three-game set (Looking at you, Ryan McMahon. When I'm not swiveling my head to look at Jazz Chisholm. Or Austin Wells. Or Aaron Boone.)

But still. Did Max Fried go out there knowing the ol' soupbone was...just so much soup? Did he tell anyone?

What did (somebody) know and when did (he/they) know it?