Poll

What needs do we most need addressed via free agency?

Another top of the rotation starter or two!
19 (57.6%)
Bullpen bullpen bullpen!
3 (9.1%)
Another middle of the order bat!
6 (18.2%)
Bench bench bench!
1 (3%)
Something else.
4 (12.1%)

Total Members Voted: 33

Voting closed: November 14, 2017, 01:04:57 PM

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Offline Smithian

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Re: 3 days from now free agency begins
« Reply #75: November 06, 2017, 09:49:32 AM »
Voted "something else" on poll. Goodwin and Difo are pretty darn good backups on the bench. Nats had the highest OPS in NL and are stocked with big bats so not sure where they even fit another bat, barring a major trade. If you can't win with Strasburg and Scherzer at top, a third ace won't change things. I do agree we can always use more bullpen arms.

But I think we need at minimum two end of the rotation arms. It always feels at some point of the season like we hit points where we desperately cycle through AAAA and unprepared minor leaguers to fill the fifth slot. They need to go sign a fifth starter who may just be a John Lannan. Solid, can't be relied to win games, but will eat innings.

More bullpen arms and back of the rotation pieces. That's what I want. And maybe consider a move to bring in a more proven fourth OF than Goodwin in case Eaton doesn't bounce back of if Taylor regresses.