Not a lot of changes needed for '86 but we do have a fair bit of movement expected a bit beyond that and need to keep using our limited wherewithal wisely at all points along the continuum.
So we sign Don Robertson on a 4+1/4250 deal that brings him back to the club on much friendlier terms (for us) than his first go-around. He'll operate from the BP the first couple of those seasons unless injury / form dictate otherwise and will probably share SP6 duties with Dave LaPoint.
With Barry not really a power hitter just yet and Wheel in his walk year, we felt we needed some added pop moving forward, something this trade with the Tigers hopefully delivers:
I'll happily admit that, in an ideal world, we do a trade in 12 months time that brings Bobby Bo to the club, with Scott Fletcher in all likelihood part of the package going in the opposite direction. For now, Steve gives us the traditional sort of corner power guy to bookend Rob Deer at 1B.
Mitch provides a bit more depth at CF and is in our mind a better long-term proposition than Terry, especially with him being 4 years Terry's junior.
Randy is AAA depth only unless all hell breaks loose in our LHRP ranks.