Not a bad analogy. It would also help if Rendon was actually showing up and helping the team. But there's a pretty strong sense that he's sitting at home collecting a paycheck when he could be playing.
ST games start in two days and you can still assemble a decent team from the FA pool. 70-75 wins?
C - Zunino
1B - Belt
2B - Rosario
3B - Chapman
SS - Anderson
CF - Bellinger
LF - Pham
RF - Meadows
DH - Martinez
Pina/Cron/Duvall/Solano/Rosario
Snell
Montgomery
Loreznen
Clevinger
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