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Kevin J. Rogers's avatar

There wasn't a lot out there. The reported price for Luis Robert Jr. included Jonah Tong, so that wasn't going to happen. He has two $20 million options remaining on his contract, too.

So, we take a chance on Mullins. He can go and get it (his poor defensive metrics are largely due to his noodle arm), he has speed on the basepaths, some pop, and he's not an automatic out. If nothing else, he'll lengthen the lineup by a spot, although a change of scenery might mean we get a lot more than that. And we still have Tyrone to come in late to protect a lead.

Speaking of which, the real story is the bullpen haul. We couldn't have done much better than that. We got everything we need at a cost we can very much handle, and now we're primed to make our run.

We just need to hit.

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Scott Lipoff's avatar

This is an excellent move. Mullins is a true 2-way CF and has been getting hot at the plate lately. McNeil has been doing a good job but is not a true CF. Taylor is, unfortunately, an automatic out. The price for Robert was apparently too high.

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