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My offseason Free Agent recipe is pretty targeted -
Ellsubry 5x$20
Abreu 4x$12
Lincecum 3x$15
FA Catcher 1x$1
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Giving you:
Rotation:
Felix
Iwakuma
Lincecum
Paxton
Walker
Bullpen (all young and free):
Ramirez
Capps
Pryor
Medina
Furbush
LaFromboise
Farquahar
Line-up v RHP:
1 - CF - Ellsbury (L)
2 - SS - Miller (L)
3 - 3B - Seager (L)
4 - DH - Abreu (R)
5 - RF - Gutierrez (R)
6 - 1B - Smoak (S)
7 - C - Zunino (R)
8 - LF - Saunders (L)
9 - 2b - Franklin (S)
Bench
IF/OF - Ackley (L)
IF/OF - Romero (R)
OF - Almonte (S)
C - FA
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Total projected line-up costs: $100 million.
Defense? An outfield of Saunders / Ellsbury / Gutierrez may be the best in the league.
Speed? You've got legitimate runners at the top and bottom of the order.
Pitching? Loaded. Ramirez becomes the swing man, and you'll have your pick from likes of Maurer, Beavan, Noesi, and Carraway to spot start, and Moran, Smith, Hill, Ruffin, etc. to relieve.
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Not sold on Smoak - play Abreu at 1B and sign old man river Ibanez to DH. Guti gets hurt, move Almonte into his spot. Franklin continues to struggle? Play Ackley at 2b.
My favorite thing? Not giving up on the young guys before we figure out who's gonna rise to the top. We'd still have a loaded farm to make a move if and when the team is in contention come next July.
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And. And is better.
- Ben.