The bullpen has indeed wilted. Last night, Puk was within a foot of giving up another ninth-inning homer. He allowed a run. This followed another bullpen collapse. The Tigers aren't among the tough opponents you mentioned. Still, Garrett was not allowed to extend, resulting in more relief innings. Hopefully, Scott is not hurt. Regarding Hoeing, he's not used for some reason, even against lightweight teams. Wouldn't these occasions be ideal for a couple of innings from Hoeing? This is especially true now that Cueto is apparently back in the rotation and Cabrera is back. The concern about Cabrera's recurring blister problem is now close to panic. I understand the Robertson move as a triage operation. He's not high on the 2024 chart because of his cost. Starting pitcher availability? Thin and thinner with the last two days' deals. The Tigers' Rodriguez has an expensive contract and ten teams want Lorenzen. I think the Marlins may be forced into taking a chance on one of a stop-gap end-of-career guys. I'm beating the proverbial dead horse gear and I know your thoughts on the subject. Still, what pitcher provided the confluence of factors you mentioned?
At this point, with where the Marlins are and the schedule they will confront over the next 2 months, I don’t like giving up prospect of financial capital for anyone who isn’t controlled beyond this season. And I wouldn’t even consider stop-gap end-of-career guys.
I agree, but I doubt the Marlins do. Whether it's actually a belief in their chances of a WC berth or trepidation that fans will perceive anything less than "all in" as a regression (again), we can't know.
It wasn’t meant to be depressing. It’s just a realistic look at where things stand and how predictable so much of this was (especially to anyone who has read what I’ve been writing going all the way back to April).
The bullpen has indeed wilted. Last night, Puk was within a foot of giving up another ninth-inning homer. He allowed a run. This followed another bullpen collapse. The Tigers aren't among the tough opponents you mentioned. Still, Garrett was not allowed to extend, resulting in more relief innings. Hopefully, Scott is not hurt. Regarding Hoeing, he's not used for some reason, even against lightweight teams. Wouldn't these occasions be ideal for a couple of innings from Hoeing? This is especially true now that Cueto is apparently back in the rotation and Cabrera is back. The concern about Cabrera's recurring blister problem is now close to panic. I understand the Robertson move as a triage operation. He's not high on the 2024 chart because of his cost. Starting pitcher availability? Thin and thinner with the last two days' deals. The Tigers' Rodriguez has an expensive contract and ten teams want Lorenzen. I think the Marlins may be forced into taking a chance on one of a stop-gap end-of-career guys. I'm beating the proverbial dead horse gear and I know your thoughts on the subject. Still, what pitcher provided the confluence of factors you mentioned?
At this point, with where the Marlins are and the schedule they will confront over the next 2 months, I don’t like giving up prospect of financial capital for anyone who isn’t controlled beyond this season. And I wouldn’t even consider stop-gap end-of-career guys.
I agree, but I doubt the Marlins do. Whether it's actually a belief in their chances of a WC berth or trepidation that fans will perceive anything less than "all in" as a regression (again), we can't know.
Well that was depressing 😔
It wasn’t meant to be depressing. It’s just a realistic look at where things stand and how predictable so much of this was (especially to anyone who has read what I’ve been writing going all the way back to April).