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Originally Posted by Mecca
Not saying they needed all those guys but they needed 3 starters out of FA.
I also was not remotely sold on Witt as a SS coming into this year.
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This year was always a "find out" year for me. I'm fine with being largely inactive in FA.
They needed to find out if more effective and modern coaching could fix Lynch and Bubic and Keller and Singer. Unfortunately, that grade is pretty incomplete with the injuries to Bubic and Keller. Lynch has shown some promise.
I wasn't sold on Witt at SS, either, but again, they needed to see what they had with him. What we have seen so far is that he can play a roughly average SS. That's an improvement from last season, but for me, with Garcia showing such good defensive ability, I'd be talking to Witt about 3B or CF long-term.
From an offensive profile standpoint, I'm interested to see if Witt can keep it rolling. His peripheral numbers have improved (Strikeout rate down, walk rate up, hard-hit rate up, exit velocity up, line drive rate up, ground-ball rate down).