GDT 4/14/22 Philadelphia Phillies (Gibson) @ Miami Marlins (Alcantara)

[VoteForKalas]

We have a five hitter lineup and even those five are not hitting consistently right now

Unfortunately, the bottom of the lineup is a black hole

Gibson pitched well the first three innings - then he hung that curve and the resulting HR seem to shatter his confidence

[allentown]

The hitting should come around, but this team was poorly constructed. They did not need both Schwarber and Castellanos. There were other needs for those $. Bohm is hitting. He should have been the DH. It's early. The offense should be fine this year. It's more of a future problem. The wisdom of putting 4 DH on the roster is still questionable, especially with all the questions about Didi.

[zambonir]

It's a six-hitter line-up with Segura but they still really need that seventh hitter (whether it's at 3B or SS). And to win a lot of 6-5 games they might need eight.

The cynic in me thinks this front office put a whole lot more faith in best-case-scenarios than was wise, like many a Phillies front office before it. The idea that Didi would bounce back, that Vierling is an everyday player, that Stott could be a ROTY candidate, that Bohm would be okay (though that is one thing they didn't seem to plan on). Heck, Schwarber is still just one year away from having been non-tendered!

But they don't lack for options (maybe Didi just fades away and Herrera should helps), I do think they'll hit, and the pitching doesn't actually look so bad that it seems like they should have spent more there instead.