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Originally Posted by Jason14h
The weirdest part is you have Collabello and EE who can take turns at first and DH.
At best Smoak is a late game defensive replacement. Really weird.
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Worth keeping in mind though that Collabello is 32 years old and until last sesaon had never been anything but a bench player. Don't get me wrong I like him and I don't think he'll suddenly fall off the map but I also woudln't be comfortable going into the season with him as your only real 1B option. I think they had to have someone there because if you don't suddenly you've got the situation they had in LF last year where they've got no one adequate to play the position. EE to me is a DH and you don't want him playing the field everyday, he gets banged up enough as it is.
I also think its a bit harsh that everyone rips apart Blue Jays management for being "cheap" but then also rips into them for overpaying someone who will probably be a platoon/bench player for them. I get everyone wants to see big name FA and wanted them to re sign Price, but what big name free agent did the Royals sign last year that put them over the top? How about the Giants the year before that?