Yeah, the choice to exceed the lux tax cap to overstock a position - the DH position at that - while leaving a few considerable questions/holes at others and with a general lack of depth across the board is rearing its head as the season grinds on. We can bemoan things like the ineffective performances of Gregorious and Herrera/Moniak at the plate, Bohm's continued lack of power and poor fielding, the regression of Suarez/Gibson on the mound, the occasional bullpen facepalm, etc.. but if we're being honest these were all knowns (or at least anticipations) coming into the spring training.
Also known was that the developmental cupboard would be void of immediate impact talent to help correct course if anything went sideways with the main roster, unless you want to count Stott's rookie year for Didi and Vierling for Herrera/Moniak, but those seem more spare tire than Pirelli for a team hoping to contend for anything beyond a wild card.
Add to that the normal batch of unexpected - injuries to Segura, Harper, and Eflin - and the lack of depth becomes even more pronounced. Toss in the severe slump of the club's premier offseason acquisition and a down year offensively for their AS catcher, and you've got a very expensive team that will likely be battling to stay a few games above .500 on the year and maybe break the playoff drought. Not that there's anything wrong with that per se, but I hope the financial commitment made at the beginning of the year doesn't push anyone to leverage any of the club's significant future hopefuls in return for a 2022 wild card game.
