Comments on: Report: Adam LaRoche to Retire

By: JofpGallagher

JofpGallagher — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:11:04 +0000

Oh.. I thought Bruce contract had two years left. My bad. I still prefer Morneau (Despite injuries) or Byrd over Bruce though.

Bruce has been brutal in the last two years although WARP seems to like him better than fWAR or bWAR. Maybe he wouldn’t be that bad. Bruce splits aren’t gentle either so it’s not like he is better if used with Avi as a platoon compliment. I think Bruce is toasted.

By: Matt Adams

Matt Adams — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:52:07 +0000

Byrd ended up providing non-zero value last year, but at his age I wouldn’t bet on him providing that much of an upgrade from the right side over what Avisail would provide. Morneau would be a decent get, but injury history is worrisome. That’s also the case with Kemp who, like you say, also has quite the commitment. Bruce is at least potentially a 2016-only guy (2017 $1M buyout)

By: JofpGallagher

JofpGallagher — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:50:02 +0000

I rather have Justin Morneau or Marlon Byrd than Kemp or Bruce to replace LaRoche. The reason is simple: the length of the contract. Morneau/Byrd can be here for a 1 year and provide help cheaply (Byrd provides power, and Morneau provides OBP).

Bruce and Kemp are nice to have this year, but then next year? yucky….no thanks

By: Matt Adams

Matt Adams — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:47:56 +0000

I agree this could potentially easy the flow of working Austin Jackson into the outfield and keeping Garcia’s time out there to a minimum. We can probably rest easy knowing that Mike Olt is not the solution.

By: Manchershaw Engineer

Manchershaw Engineer — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:33:03 +0000

This is good news for Avisail Garcia, as the DH spot is his for the taking.

Probably would have been nice to know this before releasing Mike Olt.