The team is obviously slumping now. But we are still in the WC race-and as Atlanta proved last year all you have to do is get in. I think this team will hit, eventually. We definitely need to upgrade in the OF (ie get rid of Bradley) and at 1B. But if our SP can come back and pitch the way they are capable of pitching we could still be ok in October.
I remember going there once as a kid with my dad to see the Red Sox play the Yankees. We were running very late, about 90 minutes late and I figured we would get to the park with the game already half over. But when we got there we only missed a half inning because the Yankees were already ahead 11-0.
The team will get better when they get healthy. The question is whether or not they can start beating the Rays and Yankees. We have a LOT of games left against those two teams. If we continue to lose to them we will not make the playoffs.
Early returns but so far Story is a huge bust for what he is getting paid. What’s his contract like-6 years? I can’t see being stuck with him that long if he is going to flame out like this.
Do you see them on the roster?
You have to have some good prospects in the minor league. I don’t know if they will work out but sometimes you have to roll the dice.
Story has never hit well away from Coors Field. He’s been a huge disappointment, along with Dalbec, JD, and of late Bogaerts. Unless we upgrade at 1B and give Bradley his walking papers I don’t think we make the playoffs