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I've been on the mic to talk about the *effectiveness* of the platoon.
Smith/Ruggiano is a good platoon, but it's not cheap by any means.
Smith is guaranteed 13 million over two years and Ruggiano is ARB1 signed at 2 million this year.
That's 8.5 million on the books for this year and only 40% less than Melky Cabrera's AAV, while eating 100% more roster space AND a quality reliever.
In comparison, Jaso/Norris was a 3 million dollar platoon with terrible defense.
So, I think my question has developed into... Is this platoon really a platoon or is it a Honda Civic in disguise?
And, on face value, I feel like the M's would have been better off burning DJ and another prospect or two for a player like Jason Heyward or Upton.
Not saying the M's would have gotten either, but... Would any of us have cried if the M's signed Scherzer or McCarthy or whatever, traded Walker for Upton or Heyward and added Cruz/Ruggiano/Smith all the same? Probably not.
(No I'm not saying they'd cost the same, I'm saying pay the extra 3 bucks for a large pizza instead of a medium and get more food!)