The mediocre bullpen and inconsistent starting pitching was completely predictable. This team did not improve in a meaningful way in the offseason. I don't know why so many on here were excited about the mediocre offseason we had.
Just started watching the game, kind of wish I hadn't bothered.
The pitching line doesn't always tell the story, was Manoah good but unlucky?Horrible but lucky? Or just as mediocre as it appears?
The flaws with this team didn't suddenly just appear. There's enough of a track record with the bullpen that we know what these guys are and what they aren't. The rotation is paper thin with no real backup plan. Or at least no good backup plan. The offense will be fine for the most part even if not as good as last year.
Solid outing. He gets away with missing his spot sometimes because the fastball is so good but I'd still like to see him pitch it where the catcher is setting up and his secondary stuff needs to be a factor.