I think the pitching staff will rebound. I'm not sure relying on a repeat year from Flexen was the best idea. Guys who throw 92-94 up in the zone with not much movement are typically not very dominant.
The biggest disappointment by far has been Winker - we're talking a guy coming off back-to-back .932 and .949 OPS years. I suppose if I had to be around Scott Servais all day, I'd probably lose my manhood and forget what it's like to dominant too. For all the grief Suarez has gotten, he's at .9 bWAR and has an OPS similar to where Seager sat when he was at his best. Although he does lead the league in K's...
Crawford is actually around like 12-15 in WAR depending on the metric used. France is turning into one of the best players in baseball.
What I wouldn't give now for the M's to have made a massive attempt for Jose Ramirez. The Guardians are getting him at a bargain rate and he's easily one of the best the game has to offer.
If the M's want to start winning Winker and KLew need to step of massively. Ray and Kirby need to be a touch more dominant. Flexen and Marco just need to be league average... but that's asking a lot at this point.
