Of the big fish, I want Bauer and Lemahieu the most, but Realmuto is close behind. Lindor would be a great add, but only if you can get an extension signed. I don't know why, but I don't really want Springer. I know he fills what might be the most pressing need, I would say SP is the most pressing need, but I think he is a candidate to fall off a cliff production wise. I am just not sure I would give him a big contract.
The best bet might be to go after a few smaller guys like Turner, Brantley or Ozuna, and use some the prospect capital to go after some pitching like Sonny Gray or Carlos Carrasco.
I think the offense will be there from guys like Bichette, Biggio, Guerrero Jr., Tellez, Gurriel Jr. and Hernandez. I just don't think they have near enough innings from the starting rotation. Ryu and Pearson are great but I am not sure how many innings you will get from them. After that Ray is the only other guy who is probably a lock for the rotation and he is wildly inconsistent. Then you have Kay, Roark, Hatch, Stripling, Thornton and Zeuch all in the running, but none of those guys are going to get you deep into games. Last season they relied on expanded rosters to get them through the shortened season. This season is looking to be a longer season and they probably won't get to the advantage of expanded rosters. If they don't get more innings out their starters they are going to wear out the bullpen before the All-Star break.
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