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Agreed, there is good reason for some optimism, although we need to beat a team with at least 6-7 MLB talents in their lienup. SF's lineup is a joke offensively and it certainly helped out our worst 3 starters resulting in some nice wins.
The starting pitching will get better, Snell has been OK and is due for a dominant start, The back end lefties all are good enough to give us 2 out of 3 decent starts. The only question is Gorzo, he certainly appears to be hurt, but we have to hope for the best.
Offensively, this team is at least average in the NL, Nady, McLouth, Bay, and Doumit are all plus players so far and LaRoche, Sanchez, and Bautista appear to be turning the corner on bad starts. If only Jack could find a way to fix his mangled calf we would have a very solid lineup 1-8. The bench actually has some options on it too with Mienty, Michaels (who should do an better job in limited work than Nyjer), Gomez, and Paulino all hitting at a MLB level.
The bullpen appears to be strong when we get a quality 6 inning start. Marte, Yates, Grabow, and Capps are all above average as 7th-9th inning guys. Osoria, Burnett, and JVB should be adequate as mop up guys.
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