These three recent playoff squads are still near the bottom of the majors six weeks in. Does this define who they are this season?
Alex Bregman's Astros are one of three recent playoff teams off to a bad start in 2024. Does this define who they are this season?
For Houston and Toronto, the weakness raises questions about an ability to return to the playoffs. For St. Louis, it means more of what we saw last year, when that streak of winning seasons ended. Let's check in with an edition of Real or Not, focusing on these three clubs and their ugly starts.Dynasties -- yes, I call the Astros a dynasty -- crumble for a variety of reasons, but the primary one: The stars age out and there isn't new talent to replace them.
Can the Astros escape this hole? Javier returned Saturday, so for the first time all season they have Verlander, Valdez and Javier all healthy at the same time -- except the Tigers, hardly an offensive juggernaut, pounded Javier for seven runs in 1⅓ innings . This isn't the same pitcher who threw scoreless starts in the 2022 ALCS and World Series, including six hitless innings against the Phillies in Game 4.
The early returns on the Tyler O'Neill trade aren't great either, as O'Neill has been tearing it up for the Red Sox. There's no guarantee he would have had the same outcomes in St. Louis, of course, but it's yet another outfielder who has succeeded away from the Cardinals -- while their actual 2024 outfield ranks last in the majors in OPS and home runs.
John Mozeliak and Mike Girsch, who run baseball operations in St. Louis, have been in the organization forever , so it was noteworthy that the Cardinals brought former Red Sox and Rays executive Chaim Bloomprior to this season. Adding a new, outside voice to review processes and provide new ideas makes a lot of sense.
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