I'm not a big believer in Sophomore slumps but Cooperstown might want to hold off on polishing Ricky's bust for a while. His ERA is approaching 10 and more concerning, he is not fooling anybody at the plate. His fastball is the only pitch he gets over on a consistent basis and his deadly slider has been soft at best. Through two innings today, Ricky has given up six runs on eight hits and will be lucky to survive through the fifth inning.
Our heralded 1-2 combo with Verlander has been lame at best this year which is all the more reason to be hopeful as you have to believe it's a matter of time before talents like this start to revert back to form.
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