Well they need someone to replace Vinnie Velasquez. They took Ortiz out after three scoreless innings last night, so it's easy to think that they did that because he's heading for the starting rotation in Pittsburgh.
Kind of a shame though because they'll be feeding him to the wolves with that patched together lineup.
Not only has the hitting gone south, but the fielding and baserunning is coming up short as well.
Their roster was very vulnerable to injuries due to the age and shallow depth, and those chickens have all come home to roost at once.
Anytime Mathis is in the lineup, or either one of the catchers, there are two huge holes in the batting order. With Hayes being mostly a punch and judy hitter, and Suwinski being an automatic out, as well as no contribution from the current middle infielders, that lineup is probably the worst in baseball.
The injury to Cruz really hurt, and now Cutch is limping, maybe showing his age a bit.
They are in a really bad place right now. IDK if they would consider bringing Endy Rodriguez up soon? Not sure if any other position player is ready for the big time at this moment?
They definitely need help!
