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Originally Posted by raybec 4
Hosmer or Donaldson would both add a good bat to the line up but if we can't fix the bullpen it won't be as effective.
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Hosmer is maybe a slight offensive upgrade (that is debatable) to our lineup over just keeping Gyorko at 3B. It is a defensive downgrade to move Carpenter back there even with the "perceived" defensive attributes of Hosmer. The metrics on him defensively do not support the accolades he has received (and it isn't even close). All this and he is likely going to cost us 200 million? No thanks.
Donaldson would be an upgrade and I would be excited to have his bat and glove here (depending on the cost).