This pitching staff is not quite as bad as it appears to be. My biggest concern isn’t the rotation: Lately it’s pitched well. It’s not the bullpen: Stearns can improve it soon with an acquisition. My biggest concern is Counsell, and his terrible decision making: - Taking Anderson out the last 2 starts way to early. He was rolling in each of those starts, absolutely no reason to take him out, but he did anyhow, which directly led to 2 losses. - his overuse of Guerra, which, imo, has directly led to his recent ineffectiveness. - And then we have the Claudio conundrum. Do I even need to comment here? Imo, Claudio should be optioned, to protect Counsell from continuing to misuse him. In hindsight, Stearns giving up anything, let alone a top 40 pick for him was a mistake. CC and Loogy’s just don’t mix. Stearns can help Counsell proof this staff by adding a horse starter(unlikely) and or pen arm or two.