I trust Bloom's ability to build a bullpen from twigs so I'm not worried there, but so many FA relievers are good fits that one is bound to fall to us, maybe two. McGee, Drake (if healthy), Peacock, Wilson, Clippard, Watson, Melancon, Tepera, Bedrosian, Shreve, Hirano and Hughes can all get righties out, our biggest need. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if some repurposed org fodder like Dylan Covey was somehow our 4th best reliever in 2021.
I think we may be in on Ozuna more than we realize. There was so much smoke around moving Benintendi that there had to be a plan to add another big outfielder. If JBJ's been asking 4-5 years, I'm highly doubtful that it's him, or that Bloom would be motivated enough to clear Beni in order to give JBJ that. Maybe the ship has sailed on the Beni trade, and maybe the incoming outfielder was a Myers or Upton-type deal that didn't come to pass. But I'd love a 4-year deal for Ozuna and think he can handle left for a couple years.
More broadly, my sense is that the org will need to add a serious RHB masher the next couple years to make up for the loss of Mookie, JDM's (expected) decline and X's potential departure. The most obvious fits to me are Ozuna and Story, and the latter costs prospects (or a draft pick, unless he's traded midseason) and is trickier to finagle with the defensive shuffle on that side of the infield.
I think we may be in on Ozuna more than we realize. There was so much smoke around moving Benintendi that there had to be a plan to add another big outfielder. If JBJ's been asking 4-5 years, I'm highly doubtful that it's him, or that Bloom would be motivated enough to clear Beni in order to give JBJ that. Maybe the ship has sailed on the Beni trade, and maybe the incoming outfielder was a Myers or Upton-type deal that didn't come to pass. But I'd love a 4-year deal for Ozuna and think he can handle left for a couple years.
More broadly, my sense is that the org will need to add a serious RHB masher the next couple years to make up for the loss of Mookie, JDM's (expected) decline and X's potential departure. The most obvious fits to me are Ozuna and Story, and the latter costs prospects (or a draft pick, unless he's traded midseason) and is trickier to finagle with the defensive shuffle on that side of the infield.