Thread of quick random thoughts on Suárez and the Reds after the weekend:

I know the number of errors isn't even remotely close to telling the full story, but Tatis Jr. now has 9 errors on the season to Suárez's 5. Tatis was also slashing .154/.267/.333 coming into this weekend

Tatis is now hitting .236/.323/.636 after a great weekend, though still with a K rate of >30%. Shows how quickly numbers can change in a small sample. Tying back to the Reds, this shows why I'm not concerned with Suárez's bat long term. He will get hot at some point.

The defense, well, I know Suárez will never be above average at SS and have some doubts as to whether it will even be passable defense. But if he was hitting like he has in the past, I'm not sure we are even having this conversation about it not working out.

Regarding the team as a whole, I still believe in the team and all its regular players long term (excluding some fringe relievers and bench bats). I still think they are a playoff caliber team. Will be ups and downs, just have to rebound and get on a similar length hot streak.

I also wonder how much Moose being out has contributed to the team's struggles. Saw today their records with and without Moose and there was a drastic difference. Not sure how much is small sample size and how much is real, but there's no denying Moose is a true leader.

Now hopefully they'll go into Dodger Stadium, take 2 of 3 to get back on track, and silence the doubters. Then they'll be back in GABP where they've played well all year. Still an exciting team to watch and looking forward to the rest of the season.