 They were getting amazing starting pitching with Garrett Cole on the shelf. He probably knew that that wasn't going to continue. And then all that regression has happened within the last 20 games, and they've been pitching terribly. Offensively, they need a lot more than just Aaron Judge and Juan Soto to a lesser extent. They need a lot more from Verdugo. They need Anthony Volpe to look like he did in the first couple weeks of the season when it looked like he was going to have a breakout year.