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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
If you sign Brantley, then you either trade Tellez, or you move Guerrero back to 3rd.
Hernandez and Brantley would rotate RF/DH so you can't also rotate Tellez and Guerrero on DH.
You need to make choices.
And if you can have a lineup that includes Hernandez, Brantley, Guerrero AND Tellez all playing at the same time, along with Bichette, Biggio, Springer and Gurriel, you do it. That might be the strongest batting lineup in baseball.
3rd isn't the most important defensive position. Guerrero playing 3rd is a small price to pay for that lineup.
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Im not sure you realize how historically bad the Jays were at D last season
They were -39 Runs saved above average. In a 60 game season!! That's over half a run we give away a game - With Vladdy at 1st ( Mind you he was worth -4 runs over 34 games, or 16 runs over 1,200 innings (approx a season) so maybe it doesnt matter as he's horrendous at both
Now the Jays got rid of some brutal D players, so maybe we naturally get better and can have terrible Vlad playing D.
Mind blowing bad D last season: (Season) (1200 Inning on pace)
Drury (-6) (-58)
Fisher (-6) (-80)
Grichuk (-8) (-24) replaced with Springer
Panik (-5) (-18)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2020.shtml