Moncada is moving to LF in the speculation being commented on above.
Sorry Bosox, I guess I didn't mean improve just for 2017. I meant looking at the likely arc of his career, do we expect him to improve as our young guys do, or not. In other words, is his career path trending upward overall, or downward? It's the future so we don't KNOW, but while I think it's possible for a bounce back- I also think his general trajectory is one of a player on the downside of his career. Enough so that I wonder (but don't know), if X, Betts, Bradley etc. best years will coincide with many of the worst years of Sandovals career with us.
I don't think you have to worry about "worst years." Henry is too smart a businessman not to recognize a sunk cost when he sees it. They have to give him a shot next year, if only because there's no slam-dunk alternative, but if he doesn't show clear signs of improving on 2015, he won't be in the lineup for long, and probably not on the roster for long either.
Probably a good point Savin, I always get worried when a high priced guy starts to slide because of the pressure that's usually on teams to continue to justify the contract. That's probably not a worry here. My other concern would be a mediocre (but not horrible Panda) blocking an "unknown" like Moncada. I could see a team taking the safer plan if it felt like a high risk/high reward player may tank a season. Not that one player would tank a season, but perhaps that our support players need to simply be average...so you take the more sure thing.
