If the good news is that Estrada's July ERA of 10.80 has actually declined to 10.38 after Friday, that is pretty thin, as another blowout is racked up.

When your 2 & 3 hitters go oh-for-eight, it's not a good sign, when you give up 13, only good when Cleveland got only 8 innings at the plate.

The yawning deficiency of an overworked bullpen is exacerbated by the sheer incompetence of its members -- a true collection of "never-was" AAA failures, who have minimal IPs despite ages of 29 - 33, and pro careers that go back to 2004 drafts.

Hard to imagine 40,000 fans paying to suffer through more of the same in the last 66 games, but a goodly hunk of attendance will be for tickets already sold.

The plethora of trade moves this summer have involved many, many prospects in exchange for active roster guys. Too bad there's none here or in Buffalo to offer.