I have not watched them this year. Are they like in second or third? How many games over .500?
Since May 15th they are one game over .500, but this year isn't about the record it's about development... To this point they have never had Rizzo, Castro, Soler and Baez in the same lineup - let alone Bryant...
Check out stats for Arietta 28, Hendricks 24, Castro 24, Rizzo 25, Soler 22, and minor league stats for Baez 21, Alcantara 22 and Bryant 22. The bullpen core of Grimm, Ramirez, Strop, Rondon, who are all young too are all under team control for a while... They do have the $20-$25 million to sign an ace and still have a very low payroll...