Jesus...guys, they're in a slump and facing some red hot teams. It's a bad combination, but they're not as bad as their recent stretch suggests.
They're not a 2-8 team anymore than the Yankees are a 2-8 team. It's the dog days of August. It happens even to great teams.
They still have a solid, if not inconsistent, rotation: Manoah, Gausman, Berrios, Stripling, White
They have a nice bullpen now with the additions of Bass and Pop:
Romano
Garcia
Cimber
Bass
Pop
Phelps
That's a nice group of 6 without even considering the other guys like Richards, Thornton, or Kikuchi (pretty sure he's the new long man or 6th starter).
They have one of the best lineups in baseball, but are currently going through a cold stretch or have bad luck capitalizing on their chances. It sucks to watch, but it won't stay that way forever, they're too talented:
Springer
Guerrero
Kirk
Hernandez
Gurriel
Bichette
Chapman
Espinal
Jansen/Tapia/whoever isn't DHing
Bench: Biggio, Merrifield, Tapia/Bradley Jr., Jansen/Kirk
Look at the team and tell me that they can't turn it around from this cold stretch. Have a little faith.
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