But again, he's not going to exclusively play CF. He'd play in the corners against LHP most likely with Lagares starting in CF those days.
Besides, defense in CF was more of a concern for me going into last season when they had 3 flyball pitchers: Colon, Jon Niese, and Dillon Gee in the rotation. Now Colon is the only one left. The other 4 are all predominantly strikeout pitchers and by midseason you should have Wheeler joining them to complete the quintet of hard-throwers.
I still wouldn't want to commit to Yo long-term as a CF (not to mention the potential for decline as he gets older) but based on the current personnel a 1-year deal makes perfect sense AND he'd net them a draft pick after the year to boot, possibly giving them 2 extra picks since Walker is also a free agent. All it would cost is money for this year.
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