reach and throwing lefty are advantages to playing 1b. But so is flexibility. And Yoshida is infinitely more flexible than casas and toro last year.
Yoshida cant run or throw well. But Im not ruling him out , him being serviceable at 1b - and if Im him, I wanna add the tool to my toolbelt.
Im not saying pencil in masa at 1b and leave him there all season even if he struggles.
Im saying that there is a gap between schwarbers bat and every other alternative bat i see us getting (even alonso). So i get schwarber. And i put one of him, yoshida, casas, romy or some breakout minor leaguer (pw, campbell) at 1b and if that 1b winds up being schwarber someone else from the list goes to DH. If Schwarber cant play 1b, than he goes to dh and yoshida , casas, romy or someone else has to play 1b
I dont let yoshida stop me from going after a better hitter than devers