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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
Having a starting rotation with 2 solid starters is not a good rotation. As much as I appreciate Stripling, he isn’t meant to be a third or fourth guy in a rotation. He can’t consistently make it through the order a third time which puts immense strain on a bullpen…a bullpen that, while better than before, doesn’t have a legitimate long man or anything like the O’s, Yankees, Guardians or even Twins in terms of the quality of arms (beyond Romano). White is the same thing.
I’ve already discussed why I think this lineup, while on paper looks really strong, is less than the sum of its parts. There just isn’t balance there. You need quality left handed batters to force pitchers (especially right handed pitchers) to throw their entire arsenal of pitches.
While I hope you are right, I don’t see a team with such glaring holes as a legitimate playoff team.
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Sorry, but I had to bring this post up again. ERA is now below 3 and just threw 6 innings without allowing a baserunner.
I know Stripling doesn't have the pedigree from previous years, but he's figured something out this year and is a legitimate middle rotation guy. If Berrios starts to find his previous form a little more often this team has 4 very good starting pitchers. I don't think they're as bad off as you all make them sound.