1B in 2011
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:20 pm
So, with Wallace now out of the picture, 1B is wide open for 2011. Options:
- move Lind to 1B
- keep Bautista, move him to 1B
- keep Overbay
- acquire new 1B
Note I do not list Snider at 1B as an option, because at 5' 10" he's not a good long-term option there IMO. I like the 4th option. I'd seriously pursue Montero from the Yankees, and wouldn't hesitate throwing a package like Rzep + Downs or Mills + Downs for him. Montero may not be ready for 2011 (though he is batting an .800 OPS in AAA at age 20), but I don't mind having a stopgap there for one year.
LF Wells
CF Lewis
RF Snider
3B Bautista
SS Escobar
2B Hill
1B Montero
C Arencibia
DH Lind
- move Lind to 1B
- keep Bautista, move him to 1B
- keep Overbay
- acquire new 1B
Note I do not list Snider at 1B as an option, because at 5' 10" he's not a good long-term option there IMO. I like the 4th option. I'd seriously pursue Montero from the Yankees, and wouldn't hesitate throwing a package like Rzep + Downs or Mills + Downs for him. Montero may not be ready for 2011 (though he is batting an .800 OPS in AAA at age 20), but I don't mind having a stopgap there for one year.
LF Wells
CF Lewis
RF Snider
3B Bautista
SS Escobar
2B Hill
1B Montero
C Arencibia
DH Lind