Thoughtful team critique please

This squad is frustrating me greatly. it is a 24 team all AL league with 80K cap.
My team is in Yankee '71 (8,2,12,1) and at the half way point I think they may be destined to finish 20+ games back

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1103257

I would like opinions on if the team build, but also changes that should have been considered to bring the team up to snuff.

I'm thinking the 9-22 record in 1 run games at this point obviously hurts, but perhaps there is a fatal flaw I am just not seeing. I like the run differential...but can't blame it all on the RP as the RP with all the innings have good ERAs and WHIP for the league.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/le ... ded/266692

any critique or commentary is appreciated

The thing that stuck out when I looked was your starting pitching. For the most part I like them but not in a LH'ed park. Lefthanded starting pitchers would have made all platoons and SH'ers bat right handed. Your park kills righties.

I agree with jet. One thing I've done in the past in LH parks (havent played a lot of LH parks in a while), similar to what you did, is get one SP* and mix around 4 cheaper non* SPs. Many times I would use a RHP as the SP* who was either E or maybe L1-L2 (like a Clemens) and mix him with 4 cheaper non* SPs who fit my park. That way my stud SP* is pitching often and strong in most away parks as well. Klippstein, Moret, cheap Dravecky, etc would have all taken better advantage of your park, which simply crushes RH batters

I also noticed 22mil tied up in just Oscar & Turkey, they're doing well but not lighting things up as one might expect a 12mil & 10mil guy to do in an 80mil league, no?

Spreading that cash around a bit more balances out that line up some, no?

Also looks like just some bad luck being in the division with the league's top team, otherwise you're only 5-6 back from the other division leaders.

thanks for your thoughts.
Not sure there is much to do to salvage the season.....so I'll just have to start a new team.