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Didi Gregorius (SS) - The short porch in right field at Great American Ball Park is calling Didi's name. It certainly worked to his favor during his time in The Bronx. Cincy could choose to thrust Jose Garcia into the starting shortstop spot right away, but Sir Didi would be more of a sure thing in regards to offensive production.Howie Kendrick (1B) - Milwaukee's offense was all over the place in 2020, including that of 2018 MVP Christian Yelich. Perhaps it had something to do with him not having much protection around him. Kendrick could provide manager Craig Counsell with a versatile veteran who sports the highest batting average (.320) in the league since 2017.Jonathan Villar (INF) - The Pirates are not exactly in win-now mode. They can, however, sign some veterans in the hopes of using them as trade-bait later in the year to acquire prospects. Villar served a similar role after being traded from Miami to Toronto in 2020.Liam Hendricks (RP) - Yes, the Dodgers would love to retain Justin Turner. But it's not their offense that needs a tune-up. It's their bullpen. If not for Julio Urias, do the Dodgers even make it out of the NLCS? A moot point now, but Kenley Jansen is no longer reliable as a closer. Blake Treinen is a free agent. Urias will likely jump back into his starter role. Liam Hendricks was the best reliever in baseball last year. Sign him, Los Angeles.Trevor Bauer (SP) - Ah, the biggest domino on the market in beautiful San Diego. What a delight it would be. The Friars were contenders last year until they lost their two best starters in Clevinger and Lamet. In fact, Clevinger and Bauer have a friendship that dates back to their time in Cleveland. The always aggressive A.J. Preller will show no hesitation in pulling the trigger. A rotation consisting of Bauer, Clevinger, Lamet, Davies and Paddack/Gore sounds juicy.It's going to be a tedious offseason, then, for players who are hunting for new gigs. The agents who adjust the quickest to the league's new dynamics will likely enter the spring with the happiest clients, even if they aren't as happy as they thought they'd be this time a year ago.If you were betting on a single star changing teams this winter, then it would be wise to bet on that star being Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor. He's about to enter his final season before free agency, and Cleveland is and has always been aggressive with getting something in return before those players can hit the open market.Otherwise, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is likely to be a popular name, and it shouldn't come out of left field if the Colorado Rockies have renewed conversations about Nolan Arenado after falling short of the postseason once again.For much of the season this appeared to be Robert's award to lose, but a sluggish finish allowed Lewis to jump ahead and into first place in our voting. The duo tied for the MLB rookie lead in home runs but Lewis finish with significant advantages in batting average and on-base percentage, and he led all rookie position players in WAR as well. 다파벳이용방법 This was going to be a close race up until Robert stopped hitting in September.The race for third place is much more wide open than our voting would lead you to believe. James Karinchak is in the mix, Willi Castro is in the mix, Ryan Mountcastle is in the mix, and several others as well. The expanded 28-man roster made this a good year for rookies in the so-called Junior Circuit. Oh, and in case you're wondering, breakout postseason star Randy Arozarena started only 17 regular season games this year, putting him well behind the league's other top rookies. 다파벳이용방법 Alex Cora returned as manager for the Boston Red Sox in a press conference at Fenway Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Red Sox completed this winter's managerial swap by rehiring Cora, just a week after his season-long suspension ended.Cora was suspended by Major League Baseball last offseason for his involvement in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and the Red Sox let Cora go shortly after. Cora was also managing the Red Sox during the club's 2018 championship season, when they were also found guilty of illegal electronic sign-stealing.MLB commissioner Rob Manfred found that Cora was likely not privy to the Red Sox's sign-stealing, which was undertaken by a team replay official. But Cora was disciplined for his role in the Astros' sign-stealing during the 2017 season. bet365가입 The wrongdoing in Houston was found to be more extensive and serious than in Boston. Cora at the time was Houston's bench coach, and the league investigation found him to be central to the club's cheating scheme.During Tuesday's press conference, Cora apologized and expressed that he was surprised about being back in baseball so soon.