A win at home to salvage at least one game on this odd and brutal homestand. 22 games into the campaign and it still seems the team is trying to hard, rather than let the game come to them. Trying to speed things up rather than taking the game at a slow steady pace. As spring turns to summer I think the offensive will settle down, pitching will tighten up and we will play .500 ball. Right now with Cook being the only dominant pitcher it is tough to see the Roxs making a real move (see below). The Fuentes/Corpas thing will ebb and flow and I think Barmes at 2B is the real surprise. It is nice to see him coming around. He was kind of the pre-Tulo. In fact a big supporter of his was the old 1B coach who had managed Barmes in the minor leagues claiming the team didn't gel until he came around. I think him in the two hole with Tulo back in the 7th will be huge.
Rox's Starting Pitching
Just how good as Cook been this early in the season? Well of the 7 wins by starting pitchers, Cook has 3 of them. Cook has pitched 34 innings while the average of the other 4 starters (Francis, U-ball, Frankie, and Redman) is 22. Cook has an average game score of 58 while the other 4 have an average of 45 (remember 50 is termed a "quality start"). Finally Cook has pitched either with the lead or tied for 4.4 innings while the average for the other four is 3.2. He has been the Rock for this pitching core early in the season!
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