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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
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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I think infield defence is important as they get higher volume. OF, is the question of how many great plays truly save runs. I don’t have facts on it, it’s just my own theory that as long as you’re solid in the OF, greatness isn’t needed at the expense of a bat. I think in the OF a good bat should be the first aim, with average defence being acceptable. Subpar bat with great defence (which may be the case here) doesn’t seem like a good approach considering the amount of the pool they could’ve chosen from in OF.