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Old 01-30-2024, 11:11 AM   #1718
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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc View Post
If they plan to mostly use Turner at DH (Morosi expects him to be the primary DH), I guess the Jays are out on Soler because he can’t be an everyday fielder.

The lineup still desperately needs a power bat to give Vladdy protection - we can’t have a rotating group of non power bats in the clean up position like last year. Turner is very good hitter but he’s a 20-25 home run guy and the Jays need a 30-40 home run guy.
I suspect bench bat that platoons is all that's left for them to add unless they manage to offload salary in a trade and add something more significant.

Underwhelming offseason to be sure. The spectrum from Ohtani and all-in to this is certainly a wide gap.
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