Stark
The Winds of Winter
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They need to cut ties with Mike scioscia IMO
There's really just not a ton of talent on that roster. Looking at their starting lineup:
C - Martin Maldanado is garbage.
1B - Albert Pujols can still crank the occasional homer, but he's the slowest guy in baseball and his fielding is not that good anymore. More of a name than anything. 38 years old.
2B - Ian Kinsler is finally starting to break down. He's 36.
SS - Andrelton Simmons is a great defensive shortstop, probably the best in baseball. He's also batting over .300 this year. Pretty damn good ballplayer.
3B - Luis Valbuena is horrible.
LF - Justin Upton is a talented offensive outfielder. Alright on defense, but he's a nice guy to have on your squad.
CF - Mike Trout is the best player in baseball.
RF - Kole Calhoun historically has been a solid guy, but he's barely over the Mendoza line this year.
DH - Ohtani started off hot, then he got hurt, and now he's not pitching and is a run of the mill offensive player.
Everybody on their bench either sucks or is hurt.
Their rotation outside of Skaggs lacks any true lockdown talent, and I personally think they're lucky in how much they are overachieving. Their bullpen is solid, but again, nothing special. Parker, Alvarez, and Bredrosian are all good arms.
So basically their roster composition is garbage. I'm not trying to defend Scioscia either, because I think he's an average guy at best that would've been gone 10 years ago if he didn't win a World Series, but that front office deserves a lot of blame for surrounding a top-2 or 3 player of the 21st century with Anderelton Simmons, Justin Upton, a bunch of old former stars, and a bunch of raw sewage.