Dozier could be traded... He'd be a good NL DH... I'd trade him for a couple of draft picks or some team's excess depth (good bat) at any position. That would clear some more payroll.
FWIW, Mondesi had promise, but few results. Taylor can be flipped at the deadline as left-handed relievers are at a premium, so the real returns on this deal are still a bit up in the air.
Mondesi's departure is bittersweet for me. I bought into him in 18, and even though the sensible part of my brain gave up on him being a star a few years ago, I couldn't help myself. Every spring I would talk myself into the possibility that this would be the year he put it all together, only to be disappointed over and over. I guess I don't have to worry about that this year. But I was in the building to see him blast that HR against Boston in 21. I believe it's the longest in Kauffman Stadium history. So we'll always have that.
Dozier could be traded... He'd be a good NL DH... I'd trade him for a couple of draft picks or some team's excess depth (good bat) at any position. That would clear some more payroll.
FWIW, Mondesi had promise, but few results. Taylor can be flipped at the deadline as left-handed relievers are at a premium, so the real returns on this deal are still a bit up in the air.
Mr. B, is it just me or is there a lot of irony in trading an injury-prone Mondesi for
a lefty pitcher who missed ALL of '21 with an injury? PS - thx for the ref to Caro's
epic biography.
Mondesi's departure is bittersweet for me. I bought into him in 18, and even though the sensible part of my brain gave up on him being a star a few years ago, I couldn't help myself. Every spring I would talk myself into the possibility that this would be the year he put it all together, only to be disappointed over and over. I guess I don't have to worry about that this year. But I was in the building to see him blast that HR against Boston in 21. I believe it's the longest in Kauffman Stadium history. So we'll always have that.