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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
I'd be happy to be wrong, and yes the posting date factors in 100%.
Okamoto is a meaningful add, though. And another $15M commitment is significant to their payroll, even when it feels like there are no limitations. Surely, they are getting close now and especially when Atkins had previously mentioned adding the $ for a closer would impact their ability to do other things. They didn't add a closer, but this Okamoto deal might have been that budget for all we know.
Pushing Clement into a super utility role doesn't seem likely to me. That's an everyday player at 2B now, and a pretty darn good one. And he kind of personifies what the offense is doing with high contact skills.
If it weren't for Santander on the roster, I could see them going hard after Tucker. Moving him now they'd have to eat so much $, it would be a waste of an asset who is probably prime to bounce back.
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I largely agree. Ernie has earned the right to be more after that amazing playoff performance. I would not be surprised if they dealt Giminez and gave Ernie the SS role. Makes a lot of sense to me. I’d say almost for certain still that Tucker isn’t a possibility now.