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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 3066695, member: 2133"] I still think acquiring Stanton was a little foolish on Cashman's part considering that they already had a RH masher playing RF - there was no reason to get another one even if he was the reigning NL MVP. Yelich would have been the smart play at the time (and especially in retrospect) considering he didn't cost much in terms of prospects, was signed to a really friendly deal, played LF and hit LH. Gardner was aging out and Yelich would have plugged right in. Now they have soft salary cap and 20% of it tied up in two players who don't play much, and another 20% tied up in two relievers and a SP with a 5+ ERA . They've managed a 102 win pace by getting the most, and then some, from guys like Tauchman, Urshela, and Voit while a litany of injuries keep piling up. [/QUOTE]