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Originally Posted by fleury
I guess it's positives. Though the way I'd look at it is probabilities associated with each. Guys like Romano sometimes come out of the woodwork and do wonders. Odds are he won't. Dolis, who knows? Same goes for Shoemaker. A lot of ifs with the pitching. There is almost certainly going to have to be two major signings next off-season to get the pitching to be up to batting potential. Once that's done, I could see this team really competing in the 2021 season.
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Yes it's a lot of ifs for sure, but I wasn't talking long term, more for this short 60 game season.
Not sure I agree with your Romano point. He used to be a starter and always had decent control and SO numbers, then he got converted to a reliever and his stuff seems to be playing up which is not out of the ordinary. If he's got 96-99mph fastball, a wipe out slider and throws strikes, expecting him to be an effective late inning guy is not a stretch at all.
Dolis apparently is a guy that always had pretty good stuff but terrible control, and he's supposedly improved that aspect with a few years pitching pro over seas.
Guess we'll see.