We need our batters to stop slumping. our starters are tolerable
I don't foresee our team hitting woes ending anytime soon, AND our starters are
not entirely tolerable.
Roy Halladay is everything we wanted and hoped. Too bad our offense isn't supporting him. Cole Hamels is a great 3rd starter. Too bad he's our 2nd starter. Jamie Moyer, Kyle Kendrick and Joe Blanton are, collectively, a turd pile.
When our offense was hitting on all cylinders and had all it's pieces were healthy and performing, they could get by, but not now.
Both Moyer and Kendrick need their control to be pinpoint sharp to fool anyone. All too often, it isn't. Amaro should have never given Moyer a two year deal. Never. Kendrick has been sent down to AAA. It's where he belongs.
Blanton can be a decent end of rotation guy, but he is still rounding into form after his long DL stint this year. On a truly superior team, he'd be a fine, fine 4th or 5th guy. He's only so-so as the 3rd man in the rotation.
And again, our offense is not coming back to its former glory anytime soon. I always suspected Werth was a meathead. Now I
know he is. He may go somewhere else and thrive for awhile, but you watch, he will not be a consistent year to year star anywhere. He's a meathead.
Chase Utley is out until Sept. Who knows how quickly he'd be able to contribute at his usual stellar level when he comes back? He was and is the real heart and soul of the team, our best all around player.
Victorino lacks discipline. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy. He's a stellar contributor when he's batting 6th or 7th in a strong order, real icing on the cake. Rely on him for more and you will be disappointed.
Raul looks done. I feel for the guy, but, AGAIN, Amaro should have never given him a THREE year contract at his age. Two years max. As it is, he's an untradable albatross. Injuries at his age are a simple fact of life, as is never fully regaining your bat speed after a major one.
Jimmy Rollins is still rounding into form from his injury stint, and he is the kind of streaky hitter for whom this may take a while.
The beauty and strength of the Phillies offense these last few years has been its depth through the order. THAT is totally gone.
I wish the Phils had kept Cliff Lee. Glory is worth that gamble. Instead, they hedged their bets and settled for what they thought was enough just to get back to the post season, but not really enough to dominate it. Now,with all these injuries, they have neither. The Phil's management had greatness within their grasp, and they came up short.
Hey, baseball's a funny game and anything can happen. You're never as good as look when things are going your way, and your never as bad as you look when they aren't.
As a Phillies fan, though, I ain't holding my breath.
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