I think at least part of that reason was having a perennial MVP candidate penciled in at first base for the foreseeable future. I would obviously be ecstatic by a Matt Olson-type upgrade (and would include Tellez in a heartbeat), but I’m not so sure about writing off Rowdy either. He’ll turn just 27 next March, I wouldn’t be surprised if he is an above average offensive player over the next couple of seasons. Agreed. I will say, as well, it certainly is very nice having the floor of Tellez at 1B as opposed to, say, Vogey or Hiura. It is an upgrade. Is it an upgrade that will maintain or continue to, well, upgrade? OR, was it a flash in the pan? We shall see, I guess. BUT, I value Tellez as the baseline quite a bit considering where we've been.