The leakage in the bullpen that was expected is beginning to become more visible going back to the loss by Brewer in Arizona.
They needed 9 outs with 2 runs to spare. Hembree and Poyner get 1 outs, giving up 2 runs. Doesn't compute.
Combine with 2019 Pedey, Holt, Nunez, Leon, Pearce and JBJ and you have 6 guys that were counted on for some contribution hitting no higher than Nunez's 159. Lin is next in line at a very early .200
The other thing with Jackie is that he isn't exactly a lower tier salary player at $10million+ . What will he expect from arbitration next year , $15M?
JBJr gets ahed 2-0, watches 2 strikes in the upper middle, crushable by a LH'er. Then K's on a low inside curve ball taken straight from his opponents highlight reels. Not much going on behind the eyes
Rick reaching the Vesuvius moment in this game. Settle down and shutdown. Wasted a lot of pitches to put two on base At least Rick can follow direction with a one pitch DP. Thank you
With clean living and good intentions, Rick P. has his ERA down to 9.39 through the 4th. Keep in mind the 5 primary starters are still 2-10 for the season. Massive fail so far, and that's with EO at 0-0