1. Trade morse for an A's pitcher (preferably anderson).
2. Sign melky to a 1 year deal, heavy on the incentives
3. Let laroche and edwin walk, pocketing draft picks in the process
4. sign/trade for a power lefty bullpen arm
5. Let Moore play first or sign Jose Dariel abreu if he defects.
1) Morse - Rays can always use a cheap DH or 1b, and he can basically platoon with Scott or both can play.
2) No.
3) You have to offer ALR and Edwin 1 year, $13MM to get a pick back. worth the gamble.
4) Maybe sign a starter and convert Det to that lefty arm. Alternatively, see if the ChiSox want to get out of the Thornton
contract.
5) Moore and Espinosa have trade value (sorry, GMU, but you are way off on this one; first you dismiss the power - the .400 SLG is middle of the pack among 2B and top 10 among SS; the glove is what people look for in MIs and he's elite; and the cost for the next year or two makes him a steal. I don't even have to use fWAR for this, and you know how that comes out). Moore or Morse plus espinosa gives you a quality player to fill one gap.
