Unless they have a chance to sign someone better at a reasonable cost, they should definitely keep Renfroe. He's got the highest OPS of qualified batters and he's not a complete hack in the outfield--he has 9 assists this year.
McCutchen is the one that's going.
He made a ton of errors as an infielder. Very few as an OF. He's not a butcher, and he can recover with his speed, but he doesn't have the instincts of guys who came up playing CF.
but it's not like it would take much to improve on him either. They should get whichever hitter they can get, and maybe send one of our players back. If McCutchen is the one who's replaced, so be it.
but it's not like it would take much to improve on him either. They should get whichever hitter they can get, and maybe send one of our players back. If McCutchen is the one who's replaced, so be it.
Benintendi is hitting far better than he ever has (AVE .317, OBP .386). He'll likely regress. And since Taylor is back, Davis won't be playing that much. And Benintendi is pretty bad in CF; Taylor is significantly better.
There is a Benintendi thread only partway down the Transaction Rumor page.
He's a decent player, but unless you think he can play adequate CF (or McCutchen can), he's not a great fit.
Severino has such a small sample size, I think the only grade he deserves in Incomplete.
But I'd trade him for anything at this point. If we need a 3rd catcher after rosters expand, we have options at Nashville.
Obviously it would be good to have an improvement at any position. You could write an article like this about any of our players.
But it's more expensive to improve on a player who has been adequate than one who has been abysmal. And I don't even think Bell is a good option to replace Rowdy. He's not a good first baseman, and this year seems to be a fluke.
Lots of guys will be moving around across the system, I guess, once they sign the draftees. Some guys will get promoted, some guys will get demoted or put on ice, and some will be ending their affiliated baseball careers.
Was the draft always mid-July? I thought the short-season leagues didn't start until after the draft. Now they have to make room for ~25 guys, mostly on the AZ league teams, when they're signed
I looked at one top-400 list, and the only 1b in the top 50 was Jacob Berry (listed as OF/1B, but has played OF and 3B) from LSU. There are several tall OF who might eventually get moved to 1B.
Maybe one in the 2nd or 3rd?