pitching surely continues to shit the bed! ... And the rather
poor management decisions just add to the woes.
As the Dodgers come to visit... Arrrg! ... Stand Firm, Lads!
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#### Salty
Reckon they're hitting 29th or 30th out of 30 teams there, Char.Well, people bitch about Nutting and I get it. But the players bear responsibility too. It looked like their young talent was improving in the last half of last year. They played winning baseball. A reasonable person could expect them to continue to get better. But they regressed this year. Gonzales has been a bright spot. 20 RBIs in 23 games. But Hayes, Reynolds, Cruz, Suwinski and Davis have to get better. They don’t have to be great, just better. With the pitching they have, they can win any playoff series now.
IF the hitting can improve - maybe, MAYBE they can stay on the hunt
for a wild card chance.
##### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again
I feel good about this team but man do they need some relief help. Guys like Heller and Nicolas shouldn’t be on an MLB roster. Originally Posted by pp988894Well, 2 of their starting pitchers are on the IL. They had to go with a reliever game the day before, which they won 4/0. When they get them back they won’t have to rely on guys like Heller. Bednar has found his form, Chapman too. Holderman is very good. Ortiz can eat middle innings like he did in the reliever game. They need a big bat.