Mercado IMO is the only fringe outfielder worth keeping, because he looks like the best platoon candidate. The other three don't even hit opposite handers well.
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For those who want to retain Johnson and Harold...and even Zimmer...its time to state which prospects you are willing to leave unprotected in order to do so.
In fact, I'd like to see some 40 man rosters from our resident amateur GMs.
This org can't keep everybody. At least eleven, and probably more, have to go. Right now we have six OFs...Straw, Zimmer, Mercado, Harold, Johnson, and Naylor...on the 40 man. Seven if you add Jones. And fans want to add Valera, Kwan, and Gonzales...and maybe Palacios as an OF. Thats eleven OF candidates. And then some want to put Amed out there.
We are not gonna have 30% of our roster filled with OFs....not even 25%.
Then many of the same fans want to keep Amed, Gimenez, Arias, Miller, Chang, and Clement, while adding Rocchio, Freeman, Palacios, and Tena. Thats eight, without counting Amed and Palacios....twenty combined OFs-MIFs, the entire 20 man used for position players.
This leaves no room for Jose, Bradley, Franmil, and two catchers.
None of this counts the additions expected from outside the org.
On top of all this, very few seem willing to trade anybody who has enough value to bring upgrades to the 2022 team.
But nobody is willing to say how he would make this work....how to fill the 40 man, protect the prospects, and most importantly, have a contending roster with a significantly better offense and defense in 2022.
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For those who want to retain Johnson and Harold...and even Zimmer...its time to state which prospects you are willing to leave unprotected in order to do so.
In fact, I'd like to see some 40 man rosters from our resident amateur GMs.
This org can't keep everybody. At least eleven, and probably more, have to go. Right now we have six OFs...Straw, Zimmer, Mercado, Harold, Johnson, and Naylor...on the 40 man. Seven if you add Jones. And fans want to add Valera, Kwan, and Gonzales...and maybe Palacios as an OF. Thats eleven OF candidates. And then some want to put Amed out there.
We are not gonna have 30% of our roster filled with OFs....not even 25%.
Then many of the same fans want to keep Amed, Gimenez, Arias, Miller, Chang, and Clement, while adding Rocchio, Freeman, Palacios, and Tena. Thats eight, without counting Amed and Palacios....twenty combined OFs-MIFs, the entire 20 man used for position players.
This leaves no room for Jose, Bradley, Franmil, and two catchers.
None of this counts the additions expected from outside the org.
On top of all this, very few seem willing to trade anybody who has enough value to bring upgrades to the 2022 team.
But nobody is willing to say how he would make this work....how to fill the 40 man, protect the prospects, and most importantly, have a contending roster with a significantly better offense and defense in 2022.