It’s tough when 3 of your 6 highest-paid players are out (Woodruff, Civale, Cortes), especially when we knowingly entered the season without an MLB third baseman or a lock-down closer.
I’d like us to get back above .500, even if we hover just above it for a few months.
By July 27, I hope we’re:
- at least 3 games above .500
- within 6 games of the Cubs
- missing at most one key player amongst Peralta, Contreras, Chourio, Yelich, Woodruff, Cortes, Hoskins, Turang, Frelick, Quintana.
With those ingredients, we can hopefully go on a run to snatch a playoff spot.
Remember that we will have played 9 of our 13 games against the Cubs by July 30, including 3 home games from July 28-30.