Yes I agree with the lineup that it is young and will have growing pains. But this is the lineup that the rebuild was building. But right now when someone is struggling... then someone else is picking up the slack. This is the lineup I hope we will see for the future... we just need some more depth at the 7-9 hitters. But you cannot not studs in the entire lineup... at least in the market we are in.
My buddy put a bet in at the Horseshoe that the Orioles would win 56 games or more... The payout is 90%... I bet he wishes he would have taken out a second mortgage.
At this point... what are we trying to get? We need a veteran starting pitcher for the young guys. The batting order is set with a few minor tweaks needed. Losing Grayson Rodriguez for the season really hurts... he was a start or two from joining the majors. For as many pitching prospects we have gotten from trades... some of them need to pan out. Anything we trade for, will be a couple of years away from the majors. The bats are there, we just need one good veteran pitcher to help out. I think they have turned the corner and now need to start buying pitching.
They are one good starting pitcher away I believe. The line up has been home grown and what they have been building towards. The bats are there, it is the pitching that is playing well above their potential. It will be interesting when they start playing the AL East powerhouse again to see if they are legit.
No thank you for more severe storm. I spend 2.5 hours cleaning up 2-20 foot branches that fell from my one of my locust trees. I had to easy compared to some of my neighbors .