[qwerty49]

Here we are, exactly 2/3 of the way through the season, at .500.  I think the most telling stat is that our leading RBI guy has 43.  Now to be fair, there are 3 other guys within 40-42.  But when your RBI leader projects to about 65, your offense truly sucks.  Yes, they added speed in Hanson and Duggar, and McCutchen can run, but this is still a bunch of plodders that have to string together 3 hits to get a run more often than not.

Phogge pointed out the year-long run differential which is pretty appalling.  

Sad to say that Buster is probably too dinged up to ever again be the player he was once was.  The guy's still hitting .290, but with little of the power the lineup desperately needs.

Interestingly enough, Panda looks like our most productive RBI guy, 40 RBI in just 230 ABs.  

Also interesting that Crawford, Hernandez and now D'Arnaud (who doesn't seem to have ever done much at this level) are having career years at the plate and we still can't mount much of a threat.

Here's the question for today's deadline:  would you rather have Hernandez or McCutchen playing every day in RF?  If Slater looks like a keeper, I wonder if some team (maybe an AL contender) wants to rent McCutchen for 2 months.

[qwerty49]

Here we are, exactly 2/3 of the way through the season, at .500.  I think the most telling stat is that our leading RBI guy has 43.  Now to be fair, there are 3 other guys within 40-42.  But when your RBI leader projects to about 65, your offense truly sucks.  Yes, they added speed in Hanson and Duggar, and McCutchen can run, but this is still a bunch of plodders that have to string together 3 hits to get a run more often than not.

Phogge pointed out the year-long run differential which is pretty appalling.  

Sad to say that Buster is probably too dinged up to ever again be the player he was once was.  The guy's still hitting .290, but with little of the power the lineup desperately needs.

Interestingly enough, Panda looks like our most productive RBI guy, 40 RBI in just 230 ABs.  

Also interesting that Crawford, Hernandez and now D'Arnaud (who doesn't seem to have ever done much at this level) are having career years at the plate and we still can't mount much of a threat.

Here's the question for today's deadline:  would you rather have Hernandez or McCutchen playing every day in RF?  If Slater looks like a keeper, I wonder if some team (maybe an AL contender) wants to rent McCutchen for 2 months.