At the mercy of the group.

[zodious]

Alright.

9th in batting avg, 2nd in stolen bases, 8th in total runs...

But pitching is KILLING me...

I've made changes and nothing seems to help.. that said, IS there anything I can do to help my team with what I have or should I start dismantling and get young?

Any opinions would help.

[nick]

I'd try to shed salary, because you've got some nice pieces in place in a mediocre division (sorry guys, it's getting better).

To full out rebuild takes some time in this league... but you have a couple big pieces that would attract some times, i.e. Fernando, Trump, Roido... Angel Morales, Revere are nice... Ackley is nice.

Problem is your core is still young, but you've got dinosaurs like Carlos Pena eating salary, and a flat-out mediocre staff.... I'd try to keep it together for another year, shit can happen. You've got the right idea with the offense... maybe look to swap an offensive player for a nice pitcher or something, because 8th in runs isn't bad.

[Slyder]

You gotta do what you think is best long term. You could try and make a run at myself, Detroit, and Chicago but I dont know if theres enough that could get you past all 3 without seriously hampering the future.

[nick]

And as much as he's suckedi n the past, it looks like Chris Tillman might've found something for you.... try him in the roto maybe one last time. Although with the way he's been in the pen, i dunno if yu'd mess with that.

[Slyder]

Give everyone a chance especially as youre building. You never know where you might find a "role" player that can be a solid contributor for the next 5 years.

[Kingdom_of_Zito]

Don't spend 6 million on a guy with a career ERA of 5 plus. EVER
I get it, Wade's enticing as hell with the low total of walks and strikeout potential, endurance, etc. But he's horrible.

[nick]

His homerun rate, especially in a dome, is going to suck. I think the only reason he succeeded with me is because my park was so big.

[Slyder]

His homerun rate, especially in a dome, is going to suck. I think the only reason he succeeded with me is because my park was so big.

Ya I thought he might be a nice inning eater but his movement absolutely KILLED him in KC.