I don't think he will be given a very long leash if he struggles. In the short-term, there are ~18 games/week available between 1B, 3B and DH. Assuming Buxton gets two DH games, I'd divide the other 16 as 5 for Arreaz, 5 for Miranda and 3 each for Sano and Urshella. Kiriloff can stick in the OF for now. Arreaz can occasionally play 2B when Polanco or Correa is off.Sano will be taking at bats from people he should not be. They owe him $14 million next year and there is no why it will be picked up, so he will be bought out. Instead of just cutting the cord with two months to go in 2022 they are going to potentially worsen the team at hurt development in 2022.
Of course this was always going to be the decision so no surprise here.
Good sweep of Detroit onto the brewers who can’t score but can pitch.