If the Ms decide to trade for an OF, I think another guy might fit better than Cutch, is reportedly available (for pitching), and put up the following triple slash:
.324/.381/.552/.933
Did I mention he was a LEAD-OFF HITTER! And a decent CF that could cover LF in Safeco, allowing Martin to shade to RF to help out Smith/Cruz/whoever?
Now his 2016 was a career year at age 30. But his career numbers are .298/.348/.467/.814 - with steady improvement since breaking in.
FanGraphs did an article a few years ago that said he was the same hitter as Dustin Ackley: that was before Ackley showed he had problems adjusting and this guy adjusted and re-adjusted. As shifts threatened his hitting prowess, he started bunting and now bunts about 1 in 12 ABs. They don't shift him anymore.
Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies would solve the lead-off hitter issue; if the Ms also got Cozart, Zack also has hit well as a #2 and gives a L-R-L-R-L lineup at #1-5.
Are Blackmon's numbers Coors-inflated? Well, he OPSed .939 at home, but .926 on the road last year, although his career OPS is .900 home, .727 away.
How about platoon splits? Would we need Heredia as a platoon-mate? In 2016, .843 vL, .972 vR; career is .763 vL, .833 vR.
How about controlling-the-zone? 2016 BB 6.7%, K 15.9%; career BB 5.5% K 15.7%
Does he make the Ms younger? Well, he's 30, but he's younger than Aoki or Smith or Gutierrez.
If Karns, Caminero, Yarbrough and/or DJ Peterson (say) could get Blackmon, wouldn't that be a nice fit rather than paying a premium price to hope Cutch recovers?