PT TOMORROW: AL West—Newcomers part 1
Feb 22 2017
The winter was spent shoring up MLB depth, since once again one of baseball's worst farm systems is unlikely to help the club much in 2017. Danny Espinosa (SS/2B, LAA) was acquired from WAS to be the primary at second baseman, while newcomers Cameron Maybin and Ben Revere will fight for left-field ABs. But in terms of overall playing time ripples and roster versatility, the most impactful off-season acquisition was free agent Luis Valbuena (3B/1B, LAA) who now has a two-year LAA contract with a mutual option.
Despite chronic BA underperformance and a career .232 BA, Valbuena was putting together his best all-round campaign (.260/.250 BA/xBA) in 2016 before a torn hamstring ended shelved him for good in...
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