Can you imagine being a first year manager and your bullpen now has two of the best closers in the game who throw from opposite sides? Not to mention one of the best setup men in the game. And the sea anchor catcher who the pitchers loved is gone off the roster and you have a projected 5 WAR improvement at the position.
There's no way that Espada can fuck this up. Right? RIGHT?!?!?
Other things I love about this coming season:
1. Bregman in a walk year. He has always seemed like a player who plays the best when he feels like he has something to prove.
2. Abreu's back is better (?)
3. I have confidence that Espada will not have a personal vendetta that keeps him from penciling in a top 10 CF into the lineup almost everyday.
4. Verlander from day 1 should reduce wear on young arms like last season.
5. Brown with another full season of Verlander influence.
6. Tuck gonna Tuck, Altuve gonna Altuve, and Yordan gonna Yordan.
Things I don't love about this upcoming season.
1. Pena is a huge question mark. He's fine defensively and maybe now we can absorb his offensive hole in the 9 spot better without Maldy behind him? I'm ambivalent at this point whether it's Pena or Dubon or even Kessinger at SS.
2. Very little faith in Meyers as a 4th OF.
3. Abreu's back stays better?
4. Framber decline?
Now, let's get that LH hitting OF and knock the rest of the AL's dick in the dirt.