Missing from a lot of the analyses of Ms needs is the need for a backup catcher. Ruiz looked REALLY worn-down at the end. I doubt he comes back. So who? Marlette? I think the Ms feel he needs another year in the minors. So who?
I'd really like to see the Ms re-unite with John Hicks, who's played the last couple of years with Detroit, after being lost on waivers in December 2015. Besides the fact that Hicks has really started to hit (.766 OPS in 2017), he also has played a bit of 1B for the Tigers when Cabrera went down. The Tigers are rebuilding and looking to the future and Hicks is already 28. Would an Ian Miller or Christopher Torres kinda guy be of interest to them? Let's see ... Backup catcher for Zunino - check. ... RH hitting backup 1B to either Alonso or Vogelbach - check. What's not to like?