I couldn't possibly be more on board with a Chris Taylor signing. Give him the Zobrist deal -- 4/60. Promise him he gets first crack at being the starting 2B, with the potential to move to LF when either a) there's a tough lefty and you want Verdugo out of the lineup or b) Renfroe is slumping and you want to move Verdugo to RF. He's a perfect fit for the team, especially if they manage to swap out Martinez for Schwarber and the lineup becomes very LH-heavy (especially when Casas arrives).
The other thing is that I want them to acquire two starters. I don't think it's a good idea to count on Whitlock going from 70 innings post-TJ to 170. So make him the relief ace and be ready to stretch him out mid-season if (when) a starter goes down. Houck I think is a reliever long-term anyway, and he could be a seriously great one, good enough that we don't need to spend up on a Kenley Jansen or Raisel Iglesias.
Which two starters? Easy answer would be Gausman (say 5/110) and ERod (the Eovaldi deal: 4/68). But if some combination of Duran, Downs, and lesser pieces could pry free one of the Marlins' starters or another cost-controlled young gun, we could pocket the Gausman money to use on extending Devers and splurging on another closer.
Like, look at this:
Hernandez CF
Schwarber DH
Bogaerts SS
Devers 3B
Taylor 2B
Verdugo LF
Renfroe RF
Vazquez C
Dalbec 1B
Bench: Plawecki, Arroyo, FA OF who can play CF, FA LHH 1B.
Sale*, Eovaldi, two of [Gausman, Erod, Pablo Lopez], Pivetta
Iglesias, Houck, Whitlock, Barnes, Brasier, Sawamura, Taylor*, Davis*
That's an affordable team with no obvious holes and financial room to upgrade at mid-season.