It's easy to get disheartened by this squad - the starting pitching is usually effective but can't go 6+ innings, the bullpen is a complete disaster, and the hitting is usually good but very erratic. I think they'll play better as we get further into the summer, but it's hard to have any confidence that this team will break the 18 game playoff losing streak, or even if they do, win a single series in the playoffs.
I just don't know about this front office and coaching staff - where is the pitching pipeline that was supposed to match Cleveland's? We've got a few young and talented arms at the major league level, but it's been total feast or famine for the prospects. We've tried to scrounge around for waiver wire arms and fix up AAAA guys for the bullpen and it's not working. Falvey and Levine know how to build a lineup, that's for sure, but they won't spend on pitching and their development of it has not been anything to write home about.
Yeah, I know this is an overreaction, but I'm thinking back to that article we had about a potential Falvey/Levine extension and I thinking we've got to see this team actually accomplish something this year or I'd honestly rather start fresh then sign up for several more years of this.