58 games through; it only got worse.

Kansas City--

After 58 games, the Bluebirds are a horrendous 24-34, and sit 13GB of Honolulu in the AL West. At this point, KC needs to try and scratch their way back to .500 then work from there.

How has it taken a turn for the worse? The main culprit is starting pitching. With a minimum of 32 innings pitched, the lowest ERA is Russ Jerchower. It only gets worse from there.

The new addition to the rotation is Emil Lopez, and while he only had 9.0 innings pitched in 4 games, he's been fairly solid. He needs to control his pitch count and go deeper into ball games however.

In short, a team with a combined ERA of 5.98 (4th worst in the AL), is not going to win many ball games.

The offense has been a bright spot, but it can't do the job alone.

So, what are the options to fix it?

1) Trade for a SP? Not likely. We were told "only if it benefited us greatly". So don't expect to see any major moves to "help" the team compete. We wouldn't be shocked to see some payroll cut though.

2) Acquire FA's? Nope. No players are available that could come in and contribute.

3) Help from within? The most likely candidate. That doesn't mean it's sure fire though. There are a few young quality arms within the farm system, but none that are Major League ready. A couple of vets in the farm could be called back up, but there is reason they were placed on waivers in the first place.

With the Amateur Draft coming up, hopefully KC can get that stud pitcher in waiting.