I too think they're overall better than the end of season with Atkins' acquisitions. I do wonder which players will regress a bit given the increased eyes on guys who seemingly came from nowhere. Specifically those guys are Clement, Barger, and Yesavage. They'll all have to adjust to whatever weaknesses they have and those will be exploited. No doubt overall they got better, even with Bo gone, Clement bought himself the second base daily now. I really do think they should double down on defense and sign Valdez. That definitively moves out Berrios through a trade, perhaps for a legit closer. That SP could beat out any team, with the exception of maybe LA.
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