If Nova had not had to have had surgery, and CC had not gotten whatever ailment he possesses, Phelps & Nuno would have not been in the equation. Whitley has been a nice surprise, Kuroda has done better, Tanaka is Tanaka. When the team is hitting one to four runs a night it doesn't help the staff much at all. I can understand a team slumping maybe 5-10 games but not 60+ as this one has. Yes we've seen players go on the DL but the other members must step up.