It’s always hard to separate the cyclical nature of most baseball teams over the course of the season with the damage they’re doing in the moment.
Offensively, it’s clear we’re in a slump. It should revert back to the good, but not great offense it’s been all season. It’s a matter of when that happens, and whether Gino can make the changes necessary to accelerate it.
The bullpen was very good today outside Torres. If you can limit it to the five guys I mentioned, it’s a strength like it was last year. The overriding concern for me is the starting pitching. Palm is an upgrade on Smith but otherwise it’s very 2021ish. Maybe it’s time to go back to our strategy from the end of last year, and deploy a deep (but streamlined) bullpen with quick hooks on Saturday and Sunday. I’d still like to give Gallo a test start next Sunday unless Rosario surprises us tomorrow.