FanPost: So, what now? Keep swimming.

[Hans Herrera]

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[Guest Anonymous]

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[Guest]

I probably go to Kyle Gibson to fill the starting pitching void and seriously consider a 6 man rotation. While Gibsons rate stats aren’t the best he’s consistently in the upper 180’s-lower 200’s in IP. See if they could get Amed Rosario and Gomes or Caratini on cheap one year deals. I would also love to bring back yuli for leadership and depth whether as a player or coach!

[Guest Kommenter]

No, I think we have to go all out. I think this situation requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!

[Hans Herrera]

I'd do the same as you but probably with different names. I will get into it in detail, but there are several SPs who can give the team 150-170 innings for 10 or fewer million. About the catcher, I do like Caratini; Gomes will probably be out of the market since the Cubs will for sure pick up his option. About the SS, I think the best way to address it is via trade or just promoting Amaya.

 

In general, I'd spend $20M as 10 in an SP, $5-ish M for C, trade for a glove-first SS (Mateo) or maybe exchange ugly contracts like Avi for Tim Anderson, and the rest in a good RH reliever and a couple of buy-low relievers (hello, Alex Reyes and Jimmy Nelson). Troy Johnston will immediately be added to the roster; Amaya is a maybe, depending on a possible trade.

[Hans Herrera]

This FanPost is aging quite well! Bell is back, Soler is gone, and the FA money seems reasonable. Let's see what Bendix does with a limited yet interesting budget to assemble a competitive team.