The Jays had a top 3 offense in baseball with Tapia getting over 400 ABs and providing sub par defense. With the addition of Kiermaier it's a wash offensively, with an obvious increase in defensive numbers. Springer will have less wear on his body in RF with an elite bat, Varsho will bring premium defense to his outfield position and has a similar OPS+ to Gurriel Jr. There will likely be a bit of a dip in team offensive production with the loss of Teo. The Yankees, Astros, Cardinals, Guardians, Dodgers and Mets all were in the top 10 on fangraphs team D metrics. That's every division winner except the Mets who had an identical record to the Braves with 101 wins. Run prevention is important.
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