All indications are that DiPoto/Servais will go with a 13-man pitching staff. Well, lots of indications point that way. That means we run a 3-man bench, and one of those guys has to be some sort of Marjama. And THAT means you get two other bench guys and they have to/must be positionally flexible. Andrew Romine will certainly be one of those guys and right now Motter is the other. There is really little room for a pure 4th OF, unless you intend to use Healy at 3B occasionally, moving Gamel to 1B. So I have been thinking about how we improve on Motter, assuming Romine is SS enough to back up Segura.
Yangervis Solarte’s name has been tossed about in MLB trade rumors, but he’s now getting decently expensive. In fact, there are lots of decent names in the mix. However, it looks like the Yankees are ahead of the game (again) and are looking at a pretty interesting, who appears to be available: Arizona’s Brandon Drury
Being a Diamondback, he hits better at home than he does on the road, but so do most players. He plays 2B, 3B and both COF’s, and does so with decently glovey chops. I am not saying that we should beat the Yankees to Drury, but considering Chris Taylor is locked up, a Brandon Drury-type of player makes way more sense than Heredia and he’s way better than Taylor Motter.
Edit: Derek Dietrich is the right kind of guy, too.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dietrde01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-