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Josh Bell to fill in the lineup and the DH spot? Yay or nay as a trade target?
I know Mancini is a target (or should be), any other bats you think we should target overall to finish out this roster?
It depends what he costs.
I think you'd be buying high on him. I don't think his current pace is sustainable. From last year, his strikeouts are up, walks are down, and his ISO just absolutely leaped off the page. I think he'll be good--just not 1.000+ OPS good.
That being said, what he is would be the best DH candidate for the current window you have in the organization.
Santana we've got for a while longer. Bauers and Bradley are young and I wouldn't give up on them, so I don't know how appealing a controllable 1B/DH would be. A rental player (Mancini is RH, can play some OF, and is FA at the end of the year) may be a lot more affordable but I don't know if we'll be in a strong buying position. No one player is going to turn this offense into a good offense, but it sure would nice to not have to rely on both Mercado and Kipnis in the top 4.
Sorry I could swear I read otherwise. He's definitely out of our range then.Mancini still has 3 years of team control- he enters arbitration for the first time this winter. He wouldn't be cheap, but I would imagine quite a bit cheaper than Bell and actually available. I don't think the Pirates have any interest in trading Josh Bell right now
Sorry I could swear I read otherwise. He's definitely out of our range then.
Though at the same time, he could be a perfect fit for us in the end, since he is a RH bat with solid contact and power, and is a so-so fielder, but plays the OF and 1B.