Maybe. Bullpen arms can be fickle. We might have seen the best days of guys like Holton and Vest. Add in the fact that the bullpen lacks swing and miss ability.
There is plenty of blame to go around to the offense, the defense, and pitching. Even the better players have had their moments.
I’m coming around to the thought that maybe this just isn’t their year. It’s statistically doubtful that they make this deficit up. Sure, the league might be weak. But they’re also towards the bottom of the standings of a weak league, so why should we assume there’s going to be any come back?