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Id rather have the depth than the 5m. People can and will get hurt.

I recall the injury affected throwing, and it prevented him from taking the field, so they IL'd him because DH wasnt open because Raffy. Not the case this year.

Only if Schwarber plays first. You do not let Yoshida stop you from grabbing the best bat that you can.

No, he'd just have to clear waivers (which he would).

You guys are all soooo anxious to move Yoshida, and Im not against it. But this dude batted cleanup for us in the playoffs and we've lost more bats than we've gained, soooo.......

They did, last year. Well IL, not worcestor. But same thing, really. Just a park aside.

Didnt last year.

So I guess reverse splits for me.

Thats because of restrictions that a 26 man roster imposes. Cant have a platoon at every position, and really considering you need to carry 2 catchers, that leaves 3 positions max for platoons. One is prob a defensive guy, so that leaves 1-2. I agree with you, most teams dont platoon, but I dont think its something that one should go out of their way to avoid. Sometimes, with positional versatility, you can carry a couple more (for example, if you have someoen who can back up a ton of positions, you can carry more platoon oriented bench) A lot of righties have splits too. I have splits. Im a righty and Ive never ever ever been able to hit a lefty. Well, not well.

Where is Schwarber going to play?

I agree have done well trading for SP'ers. I dont think the procello trade was big. Was it 1 yr of Cespedes for one year of Porcello?

The one thing I know for sure is that it wont be every player playing the same position every night. There will be days off, platoons, injuries and yes, defensive versatility will get used. Youll see plenty of guys play multiple positions.

Sorry, meant Duran playing full time DH in 2026 is beyond unlikely. And Cedanne never playing inf again is beyond unlikely. There will be a time when it makes sense to move him there. Hes a very good infielder, and if he isnt , he will be. If you watch combat sports, MMA. Some of the best submission guys turn into the best boxers. Its crazy but its more about being "the dude" than it is about experience. Whatever made Cedanne the best OF'er in the AL will make him the best infielder in the AL. It might be focus. It might be determination. It might be work ethic. Look how fast Betts took to SS and how fast Varsho took to CF (from Catcher) People who excel wind up excelling. Cedanne would be a very good infielder. Not saying we should put him there as plan A. But my point is just about likelihood. Theres a chance that Duran DHs some next year, theres also a chance he doesnt play against many lefties, theres also a chance someone is traded. Theres a chance that we use our OF overflow to cover 2b, 1b, even DH. But it wont be Duran DH'ing every night. It will be someone sitting some nights, or someone playing a non ideal position some nights, or a trade.

Basically par value? Ill settle for that. So not a drag on Betts, but not adding value either.

The chance that Duran is a full time DH next year, as in plays OF less than 20% of his games played is a far lower likelihood than Cedanne playing a lot of infield next year. Not advocating for the latter, but teams arent pigeonholing on D anymore. Good defenders are getting moved around.

Should vs shouldnt, my point is that the in order of likelihood 1. Someone is traded 2. There is a positional rotation where mutliple guys play DH sometimes, and outfielders move to infield sometimes Rafaela will play inf again in his life. Just like Betts. Not saying that I would pencil him to inf right now, just saying that nobody is going to not use his versatility. What happens if we trade Duran and then Campbell is hitting .400 in AAA in May and we are getting nothing from 2b? Most likely, Cedanne goes to infield, Campbell takes over in OF. Its not plan A, but it will happen at some point (maybe not next year). Guys move around.

Still wont DH. They'll trade an OF'er or play Cedanne infield. They may do both and let one of Masa/Campbell play LF.

Yes, im one of the ones who think price had trade value after we ate half the contract. It didnt come to fruition cuz he got paid and sat out covid year, but didnt know that at the time And verdugo always stunk, ill die on that hill.

Agree. Trade wise, Skubal should have less value than crochet and therefore easier to obtain (only 1 yr from UFA as opposed to Crochet who was 2), but flip side - hed be harder to resign because hes a UFA so soon.

Not Garcia (wanna keep the brothers), but Im interested in Cade and he would prob close starting in 2027. Generally, you want a "core-four" with one being a lefty. So he'd bump Slaten out of the "core-four" because it would be Chap, Whit, Cade, and a lefty. Which Im fine with. Understood have more pressing holes, but I think it improves , adds depth, and sets us up well beyond next year.

Price goes in bottom category.

Agree

Early Tolle are non starters to me, as in Im not including them , not saying i see them as relievers (lol). Dont think it makes sense to move Crawford / Fitts. Just no value there, and they are useful depth. Harrison is the one I would look to move. Dont hate moving Dobbins either or Perales / Clarke. Not sure the value gap between em, but if Harrison is third on the list in terms of trade value units, hes the one I think I would move.

Why not?

No way, Duran is a full time DH next year. Theyll put Cedanne in the infield before they do that. Most likely it will be a rotation.