As for our offense, I think people are still letting the impression formed from the start of the season affect how they look at this team going forward. This team is already dramatically different than just two months ago and so it should be better going forward. Further, there is a lot of good talent that should improve by the time next year comes.
We labeled this offense a joke, and at such time as it ceases being one, it's going to take an act of Congress to get us to change our minds.
Yet it's precisely the 120 ERA+, 80 OPS+ situation that should always change midseason, and change a lot.
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Would love to see Fielder here. What do you do CPB about the market price for pure DH's (e.g. Ortiz) and the fact that Boras is going to want to score 1B money?