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sportsfan8703 Hangout Grand Counsel

sportsfan8703

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Do we really need a true UTIL guy?  Beckham can play 3B, SS and 2B. Machado can play 3B and SS. Machado and Schoop usually play all 162. 

We really just need a guy that is competent at 3B. That guy doesn’t have to be some light hitting classic UTIL guy. 

Guys like Valencia, Peralta, Escobar, Aviles, Hill, Coghlan, make sense. 

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Larry18

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46 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

We need both; a left handed batter and a utility infielder. Are there any on the market that are both LH hitting and can play multiple infield positions?

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El Gordo Hangout Grand Counsel

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31 minutes ago, NedFromYork said:

John Jay would be a great pick up, high OBP guy which this team needs badly.  What's he expected to get?  Pretty cheap for you get I would guess.

Hes the guy I want.

sportsfan8703 Hangout Grand Counsel

sportsfan8703

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Can we have a decent bench one year?  This seems like a great year to have one. Lots of vets out there are unsigned. 

Bench-

Sisco

Santander

Rickard

UTIL Bat- Drew, Valencia, Escobar  etc...  Doesn’t have to be a guy like Ruben Tejeda  

Then a OF type to replace Santander after 45 days. Gentry. Maybe bring in a Bourn type. 

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