Brett Myers is coming back, reportedly Adam Eaton is done and the Phillies are going after Joe Blanton of the Oakland A’s.
C.C. Sabathia’s name in that sentence would have made me feel better about the situation.
Instead, the Phils will have to hope that Myers’ mediocre trip to the minors will be just what he needed.
They also will hope that Joe Blanton can turn his season around. He’s not much better than Eaton and Myers, with a 5-12 record and a 4.96 ERA.
J.A. Happ has shown promise; however, in his quality start against the Diamondbacks before the break, he lucked out on some very hard hit balls that were either just foul or hit right at fielders. So, it will take a few more starts to see if Happ can be the next Kyle Kendrick.
Until then, the Phillies will have to rely on Myers and possibly Blanton.
No matter what happens, the problem with the Phillies — for the most part — has not been pitching. It’s been the offense.
How this team is not scoring runs boggles my mind. There’s so much talent in the lineup that there is no reason the lack of offense that has been displayed over the last month.
The biggest thing for the second half of the season is not pitching. It’s not Myers. It’s not a blockbuster trade — though, that would be nice.
It’s Jimmy Rollins returning to MVP form. Rollins needs to start creating more scoring opportunities for the Phils. In the 10 games leading up to the All-Star Break, Rollins had just two runs scored. He only has 39 on the season. He had 139 all of last season.
If Rollins can pick up his .274 batting average and get back to being a menace in the NL East, the Phillies will not have to worry about Myers, Eaton, Blanton, whoever.
They’ll just have to worry about not having home-field advantage in the World Series since the NL couldn’t win in 15 innings.
C.C. Sabathia’s name in that sentence would have made me feel better about the situation.
Instead, the Phils will have to hope that Myers’ mediocre trip to the minors will be just what he needed.
They also will hope that Joe Blanton can turn his season around. He’s not much better than Eaton and Myers, with a 5-12 record and a 4.96 ERA.
J.A. Happ has shown promise; however, in his quality start against the Diamondbacks before the break, he lucked out on some very hard hit balls that were either just foul or hit right at fielders. So, it will take a few more starts to see if Happ can be the next Kyle Kendrick.
Until then, the Phillies will have to rely on Myers and possibly Blanton.
No matter what happens, the problem with the Phillies — for the most part — has not been pitching. It’s been the offense.
How this team is not scoring runs boggles my mind. There’s so much talent in the lineup that there is no reason the lack of offense that has been displayed over the last month.
The biggest thing for the second half of the season is not pitching. It’s not Myers. It’s not a blockbuster trade — though, that would be nice.
It’s Jimmy Rollins returning to MVP form. Rollins needs to start creating more scoring opportunities for the Phils. In the 10 games leading up to the All-Star Break, Rollins had just two runs scored. He only has 39 on the season. He had 139 all of last season.
If Rollins can pick up his .274 batting average and get back to being a menace in the NL East, the Phillies will not have to worry about Myers, Eaton, Blanton, whoever.
They’ll just have to worry about not having home-field advantage in the World Series since the NL couldn’t win in 15 innings.
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