Not disagreeing with any of that, I'm just saying I don't think it's optimal to have to fill corner OF holes with average veterans at full market price. If you've undergone a 5-year rebuild and you can't even fill a corner OF spot internally, you had a bad rebuild developing your hitters.
And I think the stats bear that out. From 2016-2018 the only above average hitter the Phillies have produced from their rebuild is Rhys Hoskins. I mean maybe you can really twist yourself in knots and say that Hernandez or Herrera are the tiniest bit above-average for their positions, but really their hitting development has been awful.
He came in a trade. Most of the prospects they have gotten in trades have not panned out or the jury is still out. Like Alfaro. At the same time they drafted poorly. Remarkable they finished near .500 last year. Bottom line is they have lots of money to buy themselves a contender. May or may not work out. Three years doesn’t paralyze them.
