The bats, to me, are a bigger concern.
First..if crawford is playing and a righties on the hill...I prefer puig in the 2 hole. Consequently, gonzo 3rd and hanram 4th...kemp 5th..then uribe, ellises...etc.
against atl, wed face teahren and medlen and then minor at home.
against stl, wainwright..shelby...then prob joe kelly at home. Only minor as a lefty..so......
also....dre/kemp/puig OF is better offensively than craw/kemp/puig...esp vs righties. Period.
against righties...m.ellis,puig,gonzo,hanram,kemp,dre,uribe,ajellis..or u can flip puig amd m.ellis..but id rather have murderers row 2-6...against lefties, u switch dre with craw and lead off puig with craw 2nd and the lineup as is tonight.
in any case, 2 or 3 runs per gm isnt gonna cut it in oct..and u cant expect kershand and grienke to put 0s on the scoreboard for 7 inns every time.
lets see if they can switch the preverbial switch.
I say sit hanram tom and sat(PH him off the pine to maintain sharpness and timing) and start him sun..go for the W and go into the playoffs with some damb confidence.