So this will be fun.
You and I know that no manager would make a silk purse out of the pig’s ear that has been this team this year.
The bullpen has been awful, but I don’t see how this group could have been better, with Romano injured, Mayza and Swanson awful and a lack of good arms behind them.
I am tired with the ‘call a reliever up, have him sit in the bullpen for a week or two, and then send him out for the next gut to sit in the bullpen. It
The offense started the season terribly and has risen to okayish (well, August has been the one month of the season when they were hitting decently; other than that, the bats have been bad all season).
Springer has been poor and still hits leadoff. I don’t understand why, but I doubt that Rickey Henderson’s hitting leadoff could have turned this into a winning team. But still, why not optimize? The other part is that I would like them to DH Springer the rest of the way and let’s see Lukes and Loperfido every day.
Bo has had a poor start and then been hurt, which hasn’t helped. If they were going to win, Bo would have to be Bo.
I have some complaints about how the new guys have been used, but getting enough playing time for that many young guys is tough. I’m sure there was instruction from above, but Addison Barger was used only against left-handed starting pitching for about a month (until he hit a couple of big home runs, and then they began to play him more). Having him start exclusively against lefties seemed to be a strategy designed to ensure his failure.
There seems to be a little chasing the hot streak with the new guys. I’d rather play them through hot and cold and see how they come out the other side. But then there are several new guys who want to see them all.
Anyway, let’s do the poll: