2023 OFFENSE: Sneak Preview
2023 Free Agents
DH? C? Vogt-l 37y, FA 23
DH Lowrie-s 38y, FA 23
RF Piscotty-r 31y, FA 23
SS Elvis Andrus-r 33y, FA 23 Boras
DH Eric Thames-l 35y, FA 23
UT Pinder-r 30y, ...kills LHP, FA 23
2023 Hitting Line up (Trade deadline: Aug. 2, 2022)
The 2023 Line up weakness to me is CF Pache should be at AAA now to let his hitting evolve & improve. He might need 2-3 trips from LV to A's? Barrera's hitting seems to be improved, readier for MLB.
They may not re-sign Kemp for 2024 but Neuse is a good fit at 2B. Everyone else is here through 2025 or Beyond unless traded, ...so Lineups foundation actually looks good long term. Minor leagues have some eager up & comers so hitting looks alright!
Tony Kemp-l, 30y, .....2b, LF, 0 options, FA '24 (If Kemp leaves Neuse is a plus at 2b)
Sheldon Neuse-r 27y, ... UT: 1B, 2b, 3b, 1b, SS, LF, RF, DH, 1 option, FA 28
Shea Langeliers-r 24y,.. DH, C, options, FA '28
Seth Brown-l, 29y,........ 1B, LF, RF, 2 options, FA '27 ... (Soderstrum-l ETA '25)
Sean Murphy-r, 27y, .....C, DH 3 options, FA '26
Ramon Laureano-r, 27y RF, CF 2 options, FA '26
Cody Thomas-l, 27y,......LF, RF, 3 options, ETA 2023, FA '29
Kevin Smith-r, 25y, ..... 3B, SS, 2 options, FA '28 ... (Zack Gelof-r ETA '25)
Cristian Pache-r, 23y, ...CF, DH, 1 option, FA '28
2023 Bench
Nick Allen-r, 23y, ......... INF, SS, 2B, 3 options, FA '28 (AA Schuemann-r 24.9, SS, 2b, CF is red hot! could surprise?)
Luis Barrera-l, 26y, ...... OF, CF, RF, LF, 1 option, FA '29
Christian Lopes-r, 29y, ........ UT, 2b, 3b, SS, LF, RF, 3 options, FA '29 Perfect Timing
Drew Jackson-r, 28y, .... UT 1b, 2b, SS, 3b, LF, RF, CF, 3 options, FA '29 Perfect Timing
2022 AAA
Mickey McDonald-l, 26y, RF, CF, LF, 3b, 3 options, FA ??
Skye Bolt-s, 28y, CF, RF, LF, 0 options, FA 28
Austin Allen-l, 28y, C, DH, 0 options, FA 27
Bethancourt-r, 30y, 1b, C, 0 options, FA '27 Boras
McKinney-l, 27y, UT, 1b, OF, 0, options, FA '26m Boras