that's what JD Martinez said. Frankly, I'm disappointed with Schwarber. No sense being hesitant to say it. He's another guy with sub-par defense and exposed to LHP. I guess Turner, Castro, and Gomes will be happy because he'll see a ton of lefties this year. Kieboom maybe too. Frankly, I now wish we had Michael Taylor around to give us a righty backup bat. I see $10MM as no bargain, and perhaps limiting what else we do.
Maybe the next shoe to drop will be a Suarez trade. I kind of think the money on Schwarber kind of blocks getting into a LeMahieu or Realmuto bidding war (not to mention Brantley / Ozuna).
I think we all see how this to not go well. They could be budgeting by getting a bat on a one year deal save the draft pick they would’ve had to spend on some FA options). It does allow them to pivot towards a measure of flexibility post-CBA. Defense is certainly going to be something next year.
