You can't really have it both ways. People complain that guys like Orlando and Almonte get so much playing time, then others complain that we signed a guy like Jon Jay. Well which is it? You can't just stop fielding a major league team.
The reality is they haven't drafted as well as they should have. It's also the reality that they sacrificed some of the talent they did have to try and win now. And some of it was bad luck.
This team today could be fielding a rotation of Ventura, Duffy, Manaea, Junis with Keller, Strahm and Herrera closing games out. Or maybe you put Strahm in the rotation, or have Cody Reed waiting in the wings. Everyone would feel a lot better about this team's prospects in that case.
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