Nearing the half-way mark:
Catcher 6th in the majors
First 1st
Second 2nd
Short 19th
Third 9th
Left 14th
Center 3rd
Right 26th
Starting pitching 13th
Relief pitching 27th
I understand why AA identified starting pitching (Keuchel) as a higher priority than relief pitching (Kimbrel). Those guys pitch more innings. There are questions about how well Fried and Soroka will hold up under a bigger workload, plus injury/health concerns about Folty and Gausman. However, relief pitching is a pretty clear need.
Digging a little deeper into the pen, it has a wOBA against LHH of .322, 13th in the majors, and a wOBA against RHH of .317, 20th in the majors. So no compelling case for a lefty or righty reliever. More a compelling case for an upgrade or two no matter what the side.
As for the position players, right field is a weakness. Most of us know this. I don't think we are going to make a trade to upgrade there. But we can improve internally by using Camargo against lefties. We also have Duvall as an option for a similar role. Finally, if Ender comes back healthy we might benefit from occasionally using an outfield alignment of Riley, Acuna and Inciarte.
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