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Originally Posted by bluejays
His fielding was pretty bad. As DH maybe but he’s so damn streaky. His power fits the position but ideally you want someone who’s more consistent and not just a wild hacker.
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He's got what the Jays were missing... big time power. I agree that you don't want him regularly fielding (He'd need to field some I wager because I also don't think you want a full time DH).
Proposal: Jays sign Teo and Heyward. Heyward is a platoon bat at this point but he's still got some thump and he's a plus defender. So you do have Teo in the field for the weak side of the platoon and he DH's for the strong side. You'll lose something on D but you're getting a significant upgrade in Power. Payroll implications would be close to neutral vs. Belt/Kiermeier
That leaves Merrifield, Chapman, & Ryu still needing replacement. Davis Schneider can do the Merrifield role I wager, Getting a 5th starter to replace Ryu shouldn't be an issue (heck... it might just be Ryu on a lower ticket). That would leave just a Chapman replacement... that'll be difficult.
I mean... I'd really like Ohtani but it's almost unbelievable to imagine that Rogers could be convinced to authorize the half-billion dollars or so it likely takes to get him.