You let your young guys you believe can be part of the future play, and you fill in the gaps with 1-year "show me" deals like Schwarber. Vets that are coming off down years and/or injuries and take a 1-year deal knowing they have a job and try and rebuild their value. Maybe the young guys perform, Stras and Corbin bounce back, and some FA pickups payoff and at the deadline we add and try to contend? The NL East could be wide open again. Or, maybe you further stock the system by flipping some of these FA signings at the deadline.
I do like the early returns on the guys we picked up at this deadline. Next year we'll have Bell to deal and hopefully he has value. If Stras or Corbin can return to form, maybe we can find a taker and unload their contracts? Not even for any top prospects, just take the money off our books.
