I still can't tell if we're a good team or if we are pretty much te same team as last year but with a little better pitching and our division is just really bad vs previous years. We're winning games we should win but lost against good teams in the Yankees, Royals, Baltimore, Cleveland. Obviously at the end of the day your in it to win it if we make the play offs. Wondering if moves make us beat the better teams.
We've also won series against the Braves, Royals, Rangers, Astros, etc. and split a 4 game series against the Yankees in NY. So yeah, we've lost to some good teams, but we've also won against some good teams.
That's why I found the off season so frustrating. They got rid of our 2 most productive hitters not named Julio (in Teo and Geno), and replaced those guys with players that just can't stay healthy and even when they are healthy, aren't clear upgrades. If they had been willing to spend a bit more, this team could've been really good. But nope, once again they were content to go cheap and hope the pitching was good enough to carry the team. And honestly, it's kind of worked out so far (results/standings wise), but that doesn't change the fact that we have one of the worst offenses in the league. Just imagine if this team had an average offense. We'd probably legitimately be one of the best teams in baseball.
