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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
Nor is it quite as rosey as the media made it out to be during the preseason/offseason.
It's a poorly constructed team.
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Certainly the lineup has been exposed. I still think we've yet to see it performing to its capability, but the lack of bench depth for sure has proven to be a big weakness. Also the 2b situation is a mess.
But I don't think going into the season this was AA's vision of a 'final product'. I think he thought they could definitely keep up at the very least and be in a position to add as we get closer to the deadline. On paper, the holes in this lineup are less obvious than most of their division rivals save for Baltimore (who IMO has the strongest lineup in the East).
Pitching has underperformed severely, but I do believe that will sort itself out if they can avoid injuries.