I never liked the Yonder Alonso signing and said so at the time of his signing. His stats show that he is a platoon player. You don't sign platoon players for $8 million a year. Just getting rid of his contract is good enough. This is one salary dump I am on board with.
Right now, what would look really good would be the following lineup:
C - Roberto Perez
1B - Jake Bauers
2B - Jose Ramirez
SS - Francisco Lindor
3B - Manny Machado
LF - Greg Allen
CF - Leonys Martin
RF - Bryce Harper
DH - Carlos Santana
Now, with our pitching staff if a couple of the relievers come on and Salazar can contribute in some way, now we have a chance to compete for a series title.
However, without Harper and Machado we have the following lineup:
C - Perez
1B - Bauers
2B - Kipnis
SS - Lindor
3B - Ramirez
LF - Allen
CF - Martin
RF - Luplow/Naquin
DH - Santana
I contend that this would not even constitute a true major league lineup. Even more telling than that is that Moroff is our utility infielder, Haase is our backup catcher and we have ZERO backup outfielders, at least at the start of the season (Zimmer later?) AND, except for Yu Chang, we really don't have a single minor leaguer ready to step in and help this team offensively or defensively, even in a platoon arrangement.
So, saving salary is one way to go but you have to have a plan to fill your starters and backups with guys who can actually play in the majors, not just 4A players.
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