I’m going to preface this by saying (1) I expect to get crushed for bringing it up and (2) it shouldn’t impact trade deadline strategy.
I think Felix is going to pitch in the playoffs. There is nothing I have to go on other than gut feeling, in fact Elias has clearly stated otherwise. But I think that is what he is shooting for. I bring it up only on the premise of having a guy in the bullpen who could miss bats. They could have him be a situational guy and leave Kimbrel where he is for this season.
For Norfolk, Cook has started 29 games at 1B with a .996 fpct. and 5 games each at LF, CF, RF. He started one game at 3B and made an error and at lower levels played a decent amount of 2B. I think he’s probably an emergency/last resort guy at 2B/3B and @Tony-OH seems skeptical of his outfield defense in general. Saying all that, with a LH heavy hitting OF he has a decent shot as soon as next year, especially if Norby gets moved. Norby, with the ability to play LF/RF/2B would probably be his chief competitor for a backup role. Also depends on what they do with Hays.
Your definition of what we need and @Bemorewins definiton of what we need may be different. Getting a #3 starter he feels confident as a game #3 starter in the playoffs. Who, in his mind, is that pitcher? Fedde will not require one of those guys. Crochet might.
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