Originally posted by tl57:
Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:
Same f**king team, gee Pete Alonso would have been a great addition when we just had our hands in our pockets, run out the same hitters as last year and expect a different result unless buster stradegy is to tank one more year
Yeh but getting Pete Alonso in addition to Adames would have totally defied the payroll reduction. The budget line that is infinitely more important than placing total complete team on the field. Always had been and always will with this ownership collection group. They've gotten away with placing half the team and the other half patched up, they hope they can get away with it again. What they don't realize or more precisely don't care is the landscape of baseball and specifically the NL and NL West had totally changed from 15 years ago.
Not to pile on...but gonna pile on since it's so damn frustrating. They CAN'T get away with having such a limited budget line because, in addition to what you mention about the baseball landscape changing, they don't have many (any?) can't-miss, up-and-coming prospects in their farm system to plug in any time soon and help the pathetic offense. Maybe Eldridge later this year or next year (he's DHing until he can get his D together).
Yes, it's beating a dead horse, but after their excellent run of homegrown talent years ago that led to the three titles, they've had an incredible dry spell throughout their entire minor league system regarding the offense. You would think, as someone pointed out (Catch?), the law of averages with all those draft picks over the years they would have produced someone right now that's a bona fide star. Ramos is the closest they've gotten from their homegrown talent - it's good to see him continuing to produce this year. But too many years of not hitting on their picks to find consistent, productive hitters (especially power guys) really has taken its toll.
It sucks looking at so many other teams and the homegrown talent they've produced over the years. Just give us ONE guy at the infield corners or in the OF that really puts fear into opposing teams. ONE guy teams have to account for as a serious threat every single game. Don't think that's asking for too much.
It's great to see the pitching doing what it's doing this year - the SP & BP have been really good and is so far good enough to give this team a fighting chance. But the offense hasn't been doing its part and, if it continues, they won't have a chance against the top NL teams let alone the two in their own division, LA & SD.
