But Lovullo has always taken an AL all-power approach, even in 2018 after the humidor was installed at Chase Field, which resulted in historic offensive struggles at home. Lovullo can't, or rather won't, manufacture runs NL-style. He still thinks he's in Boston...
And yet, he's somehow carved out a .540 win % over his Dback coaching career. It's not as if he's ever been afforded a wealth of talent. And this season, aside from Greinke, there isn't one other legit star on the entire roster. It will be a miracle if he has this team sniffing the .500 mark come season-end.
He's not perfect... and maybe it's just me. But it seems entirely inappropriate to be going after Torey when the team itself is, at best, slightly above the Island of Misfits.
Our starting pitching lives off of 2 pitchers - Greinke and Weaver. With an occasional showing from Kelly. But otherwise, Ray continues to be a massive disappointment and Godley will likely be gone any day now.
The pen is putrid with not one trust-worthy arm whatsoever. I guess Holland has been the most reliable, but even he's been struggling over the past 2 weeks.
Offensively, Escobar squeaks into the top 10 in the NL in HR's and RBI. And that's it. No other player in any Top 10 offensive category. Which isn't a surprise of course when you scan the names on this roster.
We knew going into this season, that 2019 was going to be a massively challenging year. I'm amazed frankly, that we're still above .500. That's gonna end soon. You can only live with 2 starters and no offensive star(s) for so long.
But as for Torey, I give him big props for the job he's done since he took over.