This team is a lot better than we think. Last year's team was fatally flawed because we had so many 0 to negative WAR players on the team. Replacing them with even average players will improve the team a ton. Replace them with players like Cain or Nunez and it's like adding premier All-Star talent to the roster in terms of what you would normally expect in terms of improvement.
Cain
Nunez or Kendrick
Hand
Depth SP and RP signings
That would be one awesome offseason and I think we would be contenders at that point. Would love to see a JD extension as well.
Yeah I don't know the money exchanging hands but Longo is owed a lot of money still. He hasn't been that much better than Frazier over the past couple of years and I bet he signs for a lot cheaper. Getting Arroyo on top of the salary dump isn't that bad.
Seems like so many teams are rebuilding (giving the non-rebuilding teams a chance to fill their holes via trade) or are patiently waiting to sign someone. I think there are going to be some good deals coming up.
The Rays are going to take a step back and rebuild it looks like. Sounds like the Orioles might be doing the same. Do the Jays follow them or do they chase the Yanks and Red Sox? There is room for all 3 to make the playoffs.
It'd be pretty tough. We would be talking about taking a 3-6 WAR hit, depending on how much major league talent we got back. We are a fringe WC team as is, that would be tough to overcome.
Yeah you can't play Pearce in the OF very much. He's terrible. Maybe you can against LH pitching sometimes.
I truly would just bench Morales. If the rest of the roster is versatile enough it wouldn't kill the team to have a solid bat on the bench like that.
With the right moves this team could be a WC contender. Adding middle infield depth and improving the corner OF situation is A LOT of added WAR. If Sanchez can come back healthy that's even more. This isn't a bad team.
Angels sign Zack Cozart to a 3 year deal to play 3B. That should be some good IF defense over on the left side. They are looking like a solid WC contender to me.