Locke is a catastrophe wrapped in a disaster, and Morton is not much better. For the rest of the season, and through the playoffs, any time either pitches, I will assume we lose.
Pretty much a lock that the Buccos make the post-season....but also looking like a good chance they will have to get past the one-and-done play in game.
The biggest post-season obstacle, aside from the dumb one-and-done set up (thank you MLB) is where do they turn to for their 3rd (and possibly 4th) post-season SP - based on whether or not they go with short rest for the playoffs.
Right now you feel:
Very good about Cole
Okay about Franky (who always has good "stuff", but sometimes loses his command)
Who's the third - or fourth - guy?
I'd like to see Worley get a few turns in September.....because he might need to be in the post-season rotation.
- Burnett is a wild card at best
- Locke gives you one good game out of 4, with the rest being knuckle-biters
- Morton is hit and miss...the "stuff" is there - but you can almost count on one horrendous inning per start
- Happ has been very good the last few turns (right now - he'd probably be the 3rd starter - which is kind of scary) but can you ignore what he has done the last few years?
St Louis, the Dodgers, and the Mets are all going to be able to run (at least) 3 legit "ace" type starters out there.
Earlier in the season it looked like the Buccos could match that (Cole, Liriano, Burnett). This was "supposed" to be the year that Taillon made the mid-season step that Cole made in 2013 (4-0 in September, then two great starts against the Cardinals). But right now the Buccos need to find a guy (or two) who can at least give them a fighting shot out of the 3rd/4th spots.
