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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
With 2B, I think the Jays are hoping that Orelvis can make progress and come up at some point in the season. Third base really sucks but I’m not sure if a guy like Bregman is going to give you enough offensive production to allow the team to justify spending the dollars that it will require to attract him. Over the past few seasons, he’s been about a 115-120 WRC+ guy which is solid…if unspectacular…but he’s 31 and he’s projected to get $27ish mil per year for 6 years. The 3B market is brutal this year.
If they actually end up spending (as they should) this offseason, my money is on that they spend big on two bats - one for OF and one for 1B/DH. They can then try to get enough production from those bats + Guerrero + Bichette that they don’t have to spend on 3B. Instead they can rely on a combination of Barger/Clement/Guerrero at 3B.
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I’m with you on that they’ll spend money for OF and DH. Vlad at this point as a 3B could work to encourage him to stay fit. So to me moving him there for a few seasons would make sense then you could sign a power bat relatively cheap at 1st. But I really think the platoon positioning should die a horrible death. We know the players don’t like it. It’s a silly experiment that should be done. Let alone Barger/Clement being everyday guys. They should be bench experiments at best. Any idea when Orelvis’ suspension ends?