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All of this. I don't think AV has really even scratched the surface playing under TLR/Frank. He has never really gotten a chance to play at his natural position yet. If Sheets and or Burger out perform even after a year of AV at 1B, then we can start entertaining a silly platoon idea of subpar players.

The small sample sizes for your proposed platoon aren’t enough to convince me that they are as good or better.

Nah, I’m good.

He is awful behind the plate, no argument there. He was just as bad at 1B IMO though. He is strictly the back up C as far as I’m concerned, and one slow start away from a DFA. There is no way in hell I go into 2023 intending to use him regularly at 1B or DH.

So the answer to your black hole idea is to platoon a couple of AAAA guys at 1B, thus creating another black hole at the previously mentioned premium offensive position? I mean, it tracks, but it’s hardly what I would call a good idea.

A team can live with poor production from the catcher’s spot, they can’t at 1B or DH. Grandal might be a sunk cost, but there’s no reason to create a black hole at a premium offensive position.

How much of a unicorn is Verlander though? How many pitchers in their late 30s even come back from TJS, let alone coming back and winning a Cy Young?

I would trade Hendriks for “a haul” in an instant, but we should probably temper expectations on this front. His funky contract probably hurts any potential return.

Are you of all people expecting to be overwhelmed in a positive way?

Call me crazy, but I feel Hahn would do the least damage by doing absolutely nothing this winter. That’s how little faith I have left in his ability to put a winning product on the field. I’m skeptical of whatever plans they do or don’t have and their ability to execute.

Are the Bulls just bad…?

Eloy in LF, Sheets in RF, Grandal at 1B. Not that I'm putting this evil out into the universe.

Is he a threat to himself and others in the OF, or just really inept? Worse than AV or Sheets out there?

That definitely ups the return for the Jays.

Nimmo would be a good fit.

I would guess the $4M price tag will be a deterrent. If he clears waivers I'd be all over him.

I agree that it feels light. I would take Teo in a heartbeat, even though the Sox need LH power.

They just released two yesterday before this trade. Opening up more time for Biggio is the only thing that comes to mind. But I don't know if he's actually good. I don't know who they have in their system either. The need to get more left handed, but these are curious moves IMO.

Alejandro Kirk DH's regularly for the Jays when he's not catching. Very curious what the return is.

This is where I am too. I want him to go somewhere to win, so long as it's not another team in the AL Central.