I still think the logical FA signings went by us in the first couple of FA days, when Colon and Dickey signed. 170 reliable innings.
Ah....Fister would be fine, too.
If these are Parts I and II of II, I'm still scratching my head a bit, even if I looks at it as P for P and OF for OF.
But it seems something like this: Detroit (for example) wants a CF for Martinez (for example). So we need another CF'er. To get a CF we have to give up a young arm. That's pretty standard. To replace that young arm we give up a LH bat.
Martin and what two prospects get you McCutchen?
But to get the player we really want, we have to do the other parts first. I hope. But to tell you the truth, we all thought we needed 150+ innings of insurance WHEN we had Karns. Now that we lost him...we still really need 150 innings of insurance. Unless it is Moore. I can buy that.
But then, just maybe, we go buy a Trumbo back. He's really not worse in RF than Smith or Martinez. He hits 47 HR's every year (well, one year in a row). You might get him for one year and an option. He can play 1B.
But you could just buy him anyway. so that doesn't make sense.
Maybe DiPoto is dead locked in on Tank O'Neill, RF Bat, Soon.
Or Trade Part III. Tomorrow. I'm good with that. Otherwise, the 1 year of Dyson isn't worth the 4 of Karns.