As the spring unfolds it's clear Dipoto and Servais need to sort out the logjam at first which, with the emergence of Domingo Santana, may have gotten more complicated.
At the end of lsst season it looked like firstbase was all for Ryon Healy to take. Acquired the winter before for a minor leaguer and a good, not great, reliever, Emilio Pagan, Healy's performance last year was less than expected, but promising enough to look forward to this season.
Healy's competition was Daniel Vogelbach, the giant who can play first, but slots in better as a DH. Vogie has, however, to live up to the promise of his massive Popeye forearms. But keeping both Healy and Vogelbach was a reasonable decision if both could live up to their promise.
Over the winter, two complications arose with the acquisition of Edwin Encarnacion and Jay Bruce, both proven hitters who could fill a 1B-DH rotation. Encarnacion was supposed be traded, but that hasn't occurred yet. Bruce was also possible trade bait and offered another option playing in leftfield.
Complicated enough, then comes along Domingo Santana. Turns out Domingo can hit, four home runs already this spring. Not just home runs but mammoth shots worthy of comparison to recently departed "Boomstick" Nellie Cruz. If Santana can continue to hit like this, no one is platooning with him in left. To keep Bruce he has to play at first.
To make future decisions even harder, Vogelbach has had a torrid spring and Healy has been slow to warm up.
To make future decisions even harder, Vogelbach has had a torrid spring and Healy has been slow to warm up.
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