David, I know you wish we re-signed Pete... But you are certainly presenting like it's an assumption that Polanco will fail. Do you genuinely think a guy whose played all over the infield - who moved down the spectrum due to his range, not his glove - won't be able to hack it at 1B?I want to see him DH more merely to keep him fresh (and because I think Baty could be an actually good 1B), but I think it's far more likely he'll be quite competent there than not.

0

Tauchman is a very useful playerHe's a comfortably above-average hitter with no meaningful splits, plays an average+ COF, some CF, and is a capable base-runner with a decent eye at the plate. He's a great safety net for Benge in that he can pass as a genuine MLB starter for long stretches of time. It's not exciting per say, but he's easily a worthy 5th OF. We just improved the MLB roster without having to give anything up but a little money. What's not to like?

0