My hunch: management believed they had a shot at playoffs (or compete for playoffs) with Monahan and Kirby Dach in their lineup (who was not out for season when Monahan was signed). Then Dach got injured, which tanked the season plan, and they got rid of Monahan relatively early to make up some ground in the race for the bottom.
Mostly watching this season has been mediocre, don't have as much time to enjoy as I once had anyway, but I think on a personal level it's good for the current team to not be dead last. With the caveat, who really knows.
My hunch: management believed they had a shot at playoffs (or compete for playoffs) with Monahan and Kirby Dach in their lineup (who was not out for season when Monahan was signed). Then Dach got injured, which tanked the season plan, and they got rid of Monahan relatively early to make up some ground in the race for the bottom.
Mostly watching this season has been mediocre, don't have as much time to enjoy as I once had anyway, but I think on a personal level it's good for the current team to not be dead last. With the caveat, who really knows.