yes, Adam LaRoche hitting 33 home runs while batting .272/.343/.510 was very good- do you except a repeat performance? Morse was also very good when he hit 31 home runs with a .303/.360/.550 line, but I'm not about to use that as a benchmark. Stats that give credit for racking up numbers give credit for health which is a pretty important, and which Zimmerman managed to have last year. Per at bat, I could care less about since being available is part of what makes a player available.
Look, if you want Rizzo to go get Mike Napoli on a 3-year deal, I'm with you. If your solution to the first base problem is to sign Cano to a 8/$200 million contract and shift two players to less valuable defensive positions when they're still able to play the tougher positions, I just don't see the value of that long-term.
