The Piranha's have had their worst start to a season ever, currently 19-35 and in very real danger of relegation. They're rooted to the foot of their division, 11.5 games back.
Everything appears to have gone south for a team who were promoted twice in the last five seasons (Iron to Bronze, then Bronze to Silver), and who made the playoffs three times in that same period.
Even the star players are in slumps that show no signs of ending. Take Phil Rizzuto for example–last season a Great Glove winner and an All Star, with a Batting AVG of .344 and OBP of .388–now projected .210 and .249 respectively, for the season.
Their first season in Silver ended 83-79 and it appeared, at least on the surface, that it was the pitching staff letting the side down as all the stats pointed towards the team being solid in offence and defence. I invested heavily in a new staff in the off-season hoping to build on that first season, but things have just gone from bad to worse. Last night I panic bought a whole new pitching staff in an attempt to stem the flow, but that doesn't appear to have worked.
Can the Piranha pull this back, or is relegation inevitable?