If Casas struggles, I’d let him play. If he gets hurt, I guess I’d be ok with Bobby Dalbec and his career .758 ops over Hosmer and his .764, but I’m not sure why those are my only two choices. Acquring a 1WAR 1B in the event that Casas is incapicated shouldn’t be that expensive- after all, what was the cost to get Hosmer?You didn't answer my question - So if Casas struggles or is injured, you're OK with starting Bobby Dalbec at first next year?
And if not, what's the cost of upgrading Hosmer that you think is a wise and prudent use of resources? Who do you get, and/or who do you give up/what do you pay?
Is your plan that you would keep both Hosmer and Casas on a big league roster? I’m not sure how that works.
(Here’s what I don’t get. Theres all this talk about how the Sox are rebuilding from within, and the farm system is now “loaded”, a “monster”! Yet, we want to let our top prospect continue to play in the minors, maybe even for much of next season, so we can give playing time to….a 33 year old Eric Hosmer?)