07-07-2021, 03:04 PM
(07-07-2021, 12:00 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Reds starting pitching is plenty good enough to contend. 11th in the majors in ERA (4.02)
Our bullpen is killing us. ERA of 5.29 is 29th out of 30 teams.
Imagine what their record would be if they had even a solid pen.
I hope that Santillian and Lorenzen returning will help right away. I'm not sure about Sims or Antone. Antone injuring then re-injuring himself is troubling. I'd bet that at least two of the guys returning from injury will be injured again before long.
They need to get at least one guy from outside the organization, maybe even two. The only other real option is to rush Greene or Lodolo to the majors early in relief roles. To me this would be a massive mistake. Those guys are basically the future of the franchise. They have enough problems developing pitching and don't need these two key prospects getting off track.
Bob needs to pony up and pay for some arms. He had the excuse that fans weren't coming to GABP, but that's fading quick. They had sellouts this past weekend and buzz is building around the team quickly. They sold off players, allegedly to get a major-league shortstop (their words) for absolutely nothing this past offseason. Time to take that money and put it to good use. Half-assing it will be a rally bad look on top of an already bad one from the offseason.
