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Originally Posted by ohiodevil

I wouldn't be surprised to see them go get an outfielder, but a second or third tier guy to get Uribe out of the lineup, maybe after the Aug 1st deadline. I did hear that Brantley is progressing and could be back soon, so anything they get from him is just icing on the cake.

I could see Gomes getting traded in the offseason (if they find a taker), because they won't want to pay a backup what he is scheduled to make ($4.5mil in 2017, $5.9mil in 2018 and $7mil in 2019...plus 2 Team Option years $9mil and $11mil in 2020 & 2021). The nice thing is if Napoli walks after the season, Lucroy can play 1b and Gomes can slide back behind the plate. It's a good situation to have.

I do like the flexibility that the trade gives us. And, should Brantley come back (and hopefully he does, soon), he goes back to the outfield and Ramirez moves to third full time. Finally starting to add some depth.