I am not quite convinced about their first half but they have gone above my expectations. I think the introduction of Ike Davis put a shot in their arms that the management was actually playing for this year instead of just using this year as a waiting period for offseason free agency. I see our best lineup now being Reyes, Pagan, Wright, Beltran, Davis, Bay, Thole, Castillo and vs. Lefties Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Francoeur, Barajas. Offensively they can’t really change anything. I do think they should keep Thole up and possibly put Blanco or Tejada in the minors. Tejada likely has options that Blanco may not have. Tejada had a chance to play every day and he is batting .217 with 5 RBI. Castillo is a career .291 hitter, who gets on base, and steals bases. Castillo’s On-Base Percentage is 100 points higher than Tejada’s. The pitching needs to be solidified if we have any chance of really making a push this year. We really need a #4 starter. I hope it will be Perez or Maine but most likely they will make a trade. I do not want them to trade Thole but definitely give FMart away. And Manuel really needs to give defined roles to these relievers. Parnell and Feliciano should be the primary set-up men. Nieve and Igirashi the middle men with Takahashi as the lefty specialist, and Dessens or Valdes as the long men, which Takahashi could also do. If it’s chaos in the bullpen at the end of the year again it is totally Manuel’s fault and he learned nothing from being a coach on this team the past few years.
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