Anthony Recker

Hey, guys.

Thanks for having me.

I would say, first and foremost, they're a team in transition, a team that in some ways is certainly still trying to find an identity, I think.

Offensively, I see a team that

early on had a little success hitting a few balls out of the ballpark and scoring some runs.

Certainly over the last two weeks or so, it's become a little bit more difficult for them to find runs.

And then from a pitching perspective,

They've got Joe Ryan at the front of the staff.

Bailey Ober has actually been really good the last couple outings, and I know he's pitching tonight.

Taj Bradley's been actually fantastic this year.

I think he only had one, you know, start where he didn't look great.

So they've got some, you know, some starting pitching.

From a bullpen perspective, they're certainly going to have to rebuild based off the fact that they did unload a lot of players last year at the trade deadline and didn't get much back in the

ready bullpen guys.

That bullpen right now doesn't really have anybody throwing over 95, doesn't really have anybody with great swing and miss stuff.

So this is a team that's still trying to, I think, figure out who they are in some respects.

You know, to that end, I think they can be a team that pitches well, that plays well,

Decent defensively.

I don't think they have enough pieces in place to play, you know, Chicago Cubs or, you know, that level of defense to where they have plus defenders all over the field or Toronto for that matter.

I mean, Toronto over the years, last couple of years, certainly, you know, defensively from an outfield perspective, they've been one of the best in the game.