The pieces just don't fit together.
The veterans broke down before the core peaked together.
Maybe they never will.
But it's too early to completely write off our starting pitching (even Giolito), Robert,Vaughn, Jimenez, Anderson...until they have a new manager and hitting coach/philosophy change.
That can make a world of difference.
Look at 5 1/2 months of 2012.
The biggest problem outside all of the cosmetic ones is figuring out what they have left of Grandal and Moncada and whether to cut bait or go all out to "fix" what already amounts to sunk costs. Giolito, number three.
And how to break Abreu Vaughn Jimenez logjam.
Who knows, maybe they finally strike gold with Colas and Montgomery for once in a decade or two like Beckham and Viciedo their rookie seasons...
But it won't happen under TLR. That much is already baked into the cake.