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Punxsutawney

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Shelton is still an idiot.

The bullpen is just bad.

Shelton obviously is not doing them any favors with the way he is handling it, but there's really no-one that he can have a lot of confidence in from 7th inning on.

It's a shame because some pretty good hitting and starting pitching has been going to waste recently.
 

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Man, they are wasting strong starts by Skenes. It’s a shame. The guy has been lights out so far and the bullpen is ***. Hope they get that sorted out soon. Or at all.
 

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I admit that I had given up on Nick Gonzalez becoming an impact bat after he struggled the last couple years in the minors, but he was destroying the ball in AAA to start this season, and is continuing that in the majors. It's still early to say, but he might be fulfilling his potential as a high number one pick.

The offense overall might be rounding into shape a little bit.

Henry Davis is hitting really well in AAA after being sent down. Whether he has made the proper adjustments or is just taking advantage of weaker pitching is yet to be seen, but he'll likely get another shot soon. It might be in the outfield, with the Grandal/Bart rotation working out pretty well at catcher right now.
 
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