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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Impossible to say until we see Reyes come back. They need to change his delivery so he stops dragging his arm and shoulder loading. That will cost him a couple of ticks of velocity but will greatly prolong his career (and help his breaking stuff; potentially even his command). We can't know what kind of pitcher he'll be until he works with his new stuff.
Martinez isn't a post-season ace, though. I don't see Flaherty quite at that tier either. Of Reyes cam become a genuine hammer, Martinez and Flaherty is better than most at 2/3. But the rest of the team isn't approaching playoff caliber so why worry?
This teams everyday 8 will be worse in 2 years than it is right now. I don't see any utility in worrying about an October rotation.
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Most players come back from Tommy John close to what they were in 2 years. I see you point about putting undue stress on Reyes arm. Would this be a good time to refine his motion? While coming back?
I wasn't seeing any of them as a playoff "ace" like Baumgardner was But, as a group comparing them to what other teams top 3 would throw at us, is our top 3 good enough to match up to give us a chance to win from the pitching side of the game. I think they are. Why am I wrong?
We have a little over a year and two off seasons to get our offense playoff ready. We do have some talent in the minors but the only way I see us having a playoff ready offense is Dewitt opens the wallet and spends some of that new TV money and we get a real MOTOB.