Here's my problem. If you're not going to blame Melvin for this, you're really not going to blame him for anything. Okay, so you don't expect a 42 year old reliever to post a 12 ERA, a 37 year old reliever to post a 9 ERA or a 34 year old starter who throws about 86 on his best day to have a 7 ERA. The problem is are those guys good bets to be very good? Is it a good idea to give a 37 year old reliever a two year deal? Is it a good idea to give any reliever $8 million? Can we blame Melvin for the team having a terrible defense? Can we blame Melvin for continuing to spend a ton of money on the bullpen? Can we blame Melvin for having a rotation of Gallardo and a bunch of soft tossers? Can we blame Melvin for hiring Macha, a manager who pretty clearly seems to favor vets over young players?