Buying or Selling Whether Struggling MLB Teams Can Turn It Around in 2022

So, please follow along as we play a game of "buy or sell" with these teams' turnaround potentials.Toronto Blue JaysRecord: 22-20Run Differential: Minus-14Last season, the Blue Jays won 91 games, including 40 after they finally returned home to the Rogers Centre on July 30. Considering that this is despite a combined 5.10 ERA from Jose Berrios and Hyun Jin Ryu, even better pitching could be in the club's future.Verdict: BuyBoston Red SoxRecord: 19-22Run Differential: Plus-1The turnaround is already on in Boston, where the Red Sox made it five wins in a row and nine out of 12 when Franchy Cordero walked off the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.As the Blue Jays have continued to struggle to find their offense, there's no overstating how much better the Boston lineup has been in May after it did nothing of note in April. It's telling that hitters not named Devers, Bogaerts, Martinez or Story have combined for just three home runs this month, and likewise that the bottom third of the lineup bears an MLB-worst .521 OPS.After the Red Sox finished 41-35 within the division amid their 92-win season in 2021, it's another warning sign that they're just 5-11 this year. And contrary to last year, the team's flaws are less subtle.Though the White Sox are notably outscoring the Blue Jays with 3.6 runs per game, that doesn't make it easy to overlook the team's discipline issues. Things are also as steady as ever in the bullpen, as Atlanta leads the majors in FanGraphs' version of WAR.In the long run, a team that has this much going for it should be just fine.Verdict: BuyPhiladelphia PhilliesRecord: 20-22Run Differential: Plus-15The Phillies have finished at or around .500 in each of the last four seasons, so perhaps it's inappropriate to be disappointed that they're there again.Yet this season was meant to be the one in which Philadelphia finally returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 for one specific reason: the opposition wouldn't be able to contain its lineup.That has more or less been the case. One humiliating meltdown against the New York Mets certainly accounts for a lot of it, but Philly relievers still rank last in win probability added.Basically, the new Phillies look a lot like the same ol' Phillies.Verdict: SellSan Francisco GiantsRecord: 22-19Run Differential: Plus-14The Giants are perhaps doing too well to be on this list, but nobody can make the case that they're living up to the high bar they set with last year's 107-win season.The bright side is that the 2022 Giants aren't far off the pace the 2021 Giants set, as the latter was 25-16 through 41 games.