So it's a combination thing. Zimmerman at a wRC+ at around 120, Rendon likely to be right about 100 to 105 (hopefully) and LaRoche likely to be more like about a 110 next season. So please tell me how Cano at 140, Zimmerman still at 120 and Rendon at 100 is worse than having LaRoche in there? Don't give me defense as a reason either. Rendon is a natural 3B and he might not be Ryan Zimmerman in his prime, but Zimmerman isn't in his prime. Defense at 2B gets better, 3B and 1B probably stay the same. Zimmerman at 1B defensively is a wash against LaRoche given that Zimmerman still has great range, he just can't throw it like he used to.
I can't tell you that. I CAN tell you you're completely ignoring money. If Cano would sign a 2/$80 million contract here, I would be all for it.
If you can tell me that the Lerners have an unlimited budget and would sign Desmond, Zimmermann, Harper, and Strasburg to extensions IN ADDITION TO Robinson Cano, I would be all for it.
I don't believe that to be the case. I believe Robinson Cano would mean us losing probably 2 of those guys, and I don't want that to happen. Having a 4.5 WAR Cano in 2016 makes us a worse team if we have to replace Zimmermann and Desmond with "whoever's available".
I also don't believe that we need that huge an offensive upgrade if Rendon and Harper take steps forward and we can cobble together a bench that doesn't seem to collectively bat .143 for a third of the season. I think it's overkill, and could have some serious ramifications for signing our own guys.
