MLB: How can the Giants bolster the lineup with universal DH and who will be such a hitter?

With the implementation of a Universal HD more and more likely, in a look at how the San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler could they handle the new position after the lockout?

Regarding the team’s use of the DH position in interleague play and in 2020 that the team would prefer to use the DH position as an opportunity to bolster the lineup’s offense, not give a position player almost a day off. regular:

In consecuense, resurgent right-handed hitter Darin Ruf he could see his playing time increase as his defensive limitations have prevented him from being a true mainstay in Kapler’s starting lineup.

However, with plenty of roster maneuverability and some holes the size of Kris Bryant and former catcher Buster Posey in the lineup, there remains a chance the Giants will splurge on a big bat to take most of the DH reps. .

I speculate that free agents Kyle Schwarber or Joc Pederson could fill the new job, due to their typically strong numbers with the pack advantage and ties to top team executives.

If the team overlooks any of the left-handed hitters, aside from falling short in their pursuit of Seiya Suzuki or a Bryant reunion, a right-handed power bat could be signed to claim the DH spot.

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Nelson Cruz and Nick Castellanos remain open-market options for a team looking to maintain its strong offensive performance in 2021, with the benefit of the DH position negating the need for either of them to suit the expansive outfield at Oracle Park. .

Raphael Martinez

I am a fan of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and all Mexican baseball in general. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, the LMB All Star, the LMP (uninterrupted since 2009), signing important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, although as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I have baseball in my veins. Degree in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and a reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I arrived at El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and a few days later, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. That is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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