Cultural shift for sure. One of, if not both of Gurriel and Hernandez had to go for this team to take the next step. I think the return on both is quite good. Maybe a tad too much in the Varsho acquisition but not by a large margin. Varsho being able to catch lets you get Kirk into the DH spot more as well which I think was pretty key.
It's a solid lineup with flexibility. I am ok with it and do not feel it is significantly worse offensively than last year with a big bump defensively.
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