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3 Remaining Needs: American League East

By Mark Polishuk | December 31, 2016 at 1:00pm CDT

To set the stage for the remainder of the offseason, we’ll take a look at the most pressing remaining needs of every team in baseball over the coming week or so, division by division. (Hat tip to MLBTR commenter mike156 for the idea.) We often discuss things through the lens of an organization’s trajectory; thus, a rebuilding team might “need” to move some salary, while a contender might “need” an expensive starter. But with camp in sight, every club is making final calls on who’ll compete for big league jobs in the season to come (while also pursuing broader opportunities), so the focus here is on specific positions on the MLB roster. Fortunately, the task of roster analysis is made much easier by the MLB depth charts available at RosterResource.com. Each team listed below is linked to its respective depth chart, so you can take a look for yourself.

Jeff Todd kicked off the series with a look at the NL West, and now we’ll move across the continent and across leagues to the AL East, starting with the division champion Red Sox and moving in order of last year’s standings.  Here are three needs (of varying importance) for each team in the division:

Boston Red Sox

  1. Third Base: Boston is hoping that a healthy and in-shape Pablo Sandoval can get back to his old Giants form, though that’s no small risk given Sandoval’s disastrous 2015-16 seasons.  With Travis Shaw off to Milwaukee, the Sox are left with Brock Holt and Josh Rutledge as the primary third base backup options on the MLB roster.  The Red Sox didn’t hesitate to bench Sandoval after he struggled in Spring Training last year, so if he has another rough spring, the Sox could start looking for a reliable everyday option at the hot corner.
  2. Bench Depth: While the Red Sox have several backup options on the 25-man roster or high minors, WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford recently pointed out that the team is rather lacking in proven depth pieces, and might not be able to handle an injury to one or two regulars.  Adding the likes of an Adam Rosales or Trevor Plouffe (names cited as Bradford as players of interest for the Sox) would help in this regard.
  3. Left-Handed Reliever: The club’s decision to tender a contract to Fernando Abad was something of a surprise, given how poorly Abad fared after joining the Red Sox last summer.  Robbie Ross is the primary lefty in Boston’s bullpen and while it appears the Sox feel Abad will get back on track, it wouldn’t hurt to find another southpaw.  Admittedly, this is a pretty borderline “need” on what is a pretty stacked Boston roster — the Sox could potentially find another lefty reliever internally in the form of Roenis Elias, Brian Johnson, Henry Owens or perhaps even one of Eduardo Rodriguez or Drew Pomeranz (if Steven Wright reclaims a rotation spot).

Toronto Blue Jays

  1. Corner Outfield: With Jose Bautista and Michael Saunders both in free agency, the Jays are left with Melvin Upton Jr., Ezequiel Carrera, new acquisition Steve Pearce and Dalton Pompey as the candidates for both left and right field.  You could argue that this counts as two needs, though the Blue Jays can juggle their internal options at one corner spot and focus on acquiring an everyday outfielder to handle the other position.
  2. Left-Handed Reliever: Southpaw bullpen depth has been a long-standing need for the Jays, who were short on lefties even before Brett Cecil signed with the Cardinals.  The team has been linked to several left-handed relievers in free agency, though given the big contracts scored by Cecil and other lefties this winter, landing one of those notable arms won’t be cheap.  Toronto has added left-handers T.J. House, Brett Oberholtzer and Jeff Beliveau to minor league deals this winter, though a more proven southpaw reliever would certainly be preferred.
  3. Right-Handed Reliever: No reason to stop at just southpaws, as the Jays’ relief corps is pretty thin behind Roberto Osuna, Jason Grilli and Joe Biagini, and it could get thinner if the Jays explore stretching Biagini out as rotation depth.  The Jays are looking to duplicate their success with Biagini in another Rule 5 draft pick (Glenn Sparkman) and have a few new faces added in the minors to join their in-house bullpen options.  As with the lefties, however, adding an experienced, reliable arm would go a long way to solidifying the bullpen.

Baltimore Orioles

  1. Right Field: With a Hyun Soo Kim/Joey Rickard platoon planned for left field, the Orioles have considered several free agents and trade targets for the right field slot.  This doesn’t necessarily have to be an everyday option, as the O’s could form another platoon out of a new addition and one of Christian Walker, Aneury Tavarez, Adam Walker or Dariel Alvarez.  With rookie Trey Mancini in line for a significant amount of DH at-bats, however, the Orioles may hesitate at allotting quite so much playing time to inexperienced youngsters.
  2. Designated Hitter: While the O’s are high on Mancini, it makes sense to add a veteran who can at least serve as a platoon partner should Mancini not be ready for prime time.  Baltimore has been linked to free agents like Chris Carter or Pedro Alvarez for DH duties, though ideally, Mancini’s DH partner would also be able to handle playing a corner outfield role, so two needs could be addressed at once.
  3. Left-Handed Hitter: If the Orioles do add another bat, some left-handed pop would be preferable to add balance.  Kim and Chris Davis are the only left-handed hitters projected to get regular playing time in the current Baltimore lineup.

New York Yankees

  1. Starting Rotation: Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and C.C. Sabathia aren’t the most rock-solid top three in the world, though they’re locked in atop the Yankees rotation.  That leaves Luis Severino, Chad Green, Luis Cessa, Bryan Mitchell and perhaps Adam Warren battling for those last two spots.  There isn’t a lot of experience in that group, and GM Brian Cashman has downplayed the idea of acquiring another starter (though the Yankees have also been linked to Jose Quintana in some trade rumors).  As much as the Yankees want to see what they have in their young arms, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them add a low-cost, innings-eating veteran to compete for a rotation job in Spring Training.
  2. Left-Handed Reliever: Aroldis Chapman will close and Tommy Layne is a classic LOOGY, so since Joe Girardi likes to have as many bullpen options as possible, that leaves room for another southpaw.  Chasen Shreve, Richard Bleier and Dietrich Enns are options on the 40-man roster, though since the Yankees have been connected to veterans like Boone Logan or Jerry Blevins on the rumor mill, they could be looking for more experience.
  3. First Base: As in the rotation, the Yankees are committed to young players at first, with Greg Bird penciled in as the starter and Tyler Austin getting some action against lefties (veteran Matt Holliday could also fill in, in a pinch).  While Bird is reportedly recovering well from February 2016 surgery to repair a torn labrum, you have to consider a position a bit of a question mark when the first choice is a player returning from missing an entire season.  It’s very unlikely the Yankees will make a move to address first base before Opening Day, though it could be an area to watch as the season develops if Bird, Austin or Holliday have injury or performance-related setbacks.

Tampa Bay Rays

  1. Starting Rotation: While the Rays already have plenty of starters, what they really “need” is to decide if they’re going to be dealing one of them.  Rumors have been flying all winter about teams looking to acquire one of Tampa’s starters, with Drew Smyly or Alex Cobb perhaps more likely to be on the move due to the Rays’ reportedly enormous asking price for Chris Archer or Jake Odorizzi.  What the Rays get in return for one of their arms (if any are dealt) will go a long way towards filling one or both of the remaining needs on this list.
  2. Right-Handed Hitter: Left fielder Corey Dickerson and first baseman Brad Miller are both left-handed bats who struggle against southpaws, so the Rays would be aided by adding a player who can handle one (or both) positions and add some thump from the right side of the plate.
  3. Designated Hitter: This would also be a natural spot for a right-handed bat, as switch-hitter Nick Franklin was only effective against righty pitching last season in part-time action.  A regular DH isn’t necessary since the Rays would like to keep this position open for lineup flexibility — Wilson Ramos will likely require some DH time in the wake of knee surgery, while neither Dickerson or Miller have much defensive value — but the promise of DH at-bats could help the Rays entice a veteran hitter who might be otherwise unenthusiastic about playing on Tropicana Field’s artificial surface.
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  1. Antdrew

    8 years ago

    I love this so much. I can’t wait to read the rest of the three needs articles!

    Reply
  2. Philliesfan4life

    8 years ago

    If the rays had money to add offense to go with that pitching staff, they could make a lot of noise

    Reply
    • patborders92

      8 years ago

      The Rays rotation is probably the 3rd best in the division though, they would need to add a lot of offense to make some noise

      Reply
      • Philliesfan4life

        8 years ago

        I still think they got the best rotation in the al east, Archer and Cobb is a big 1-2 punch, they are not afraid of anyone and have a lot of depth. If they did have an offense could be a sleeper for a division crown

        Reply
        • patborders92

          8 years ago

          Aaron Sanchez and Chris Sale are the best starters in the East and both the jays and Red Sox have better quality depth filling out their rotations. You can argue both teams got better too with Sale in Boston and RA D. gone in Toronto

          Reply
        • pinstripeman

          8 years ago

          That 19 loss pitcher should surely strike fear into opponents.

          Reply
        • kylelohse

          8 years ago

          Yes, because wins and losses are the only way to evaluate a pitcher.

          Reply
        • pgmitchell

          8 years ago

          @angelsfan4life412 do not forget Odor and Snell!!

          Reply
        • chesteraarthur

          8 years ago

          “they are not afraid of anyone” what the hell does that even mean?

          Reply
        • davidcoonce74

          8 years ago

          Here’s two pitchers in 2016:

          Pitcher 1: 201 IP, 183 H, 67 BB, 233K, 4.02 ERA
          Pitcher 2: 178 IP, 209 H, 51 BB, 103 K, 5.06 ERA

          Pitcher 2 had more wins, but there’s no way you’d want him on your team over pitcher 1.. Pitcher wins are a meaningless stat.

          Reply
        • ducksnort69

          8 years ago

          I’m a Rays fan and I don’t agree. Cobb is post surgery and Archer can be very inconsistent. Snell and Odor are a good 2 and 3, but not groundbreaking. Still think there could be some big improvements from last year in performance, just don’t think it will be enough to say best rotation in ALE.

          Reply
    • l3ade12

      8 years ago

      I always thought a nice fit would be Jose Bautista on a one-year deal $18 million contract seemed reasonable.

      Reply
  3. joew

    8 years ago

    Would the yanks be interested in someone like Pirates John Jaso for first? Maybe bundle in a Bastardo to fill in the lefty reliever as well?

    Just throwing it out there.

    Reply
    • MB923

      8 years ago

      Doubt it. I think they’re likely stay with Bird and Austin.

      Reply
    • floridapinstripes

      8 years ago

      It’s not necessary even if bird isn’t ready. Headley would be a great defensive first baseman. There’s no need to waste prospects on Jaso and a lefty they can get on the market or use someone like Emma or JoMo.

      Reply
      • floridapinstripes

        8 years ago

        Enns not Emma lol

        Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      8 years ago

      I think the only hope for getting rid of Jaso is if someone like Adam Lind signs with them cheap enough to eat the $2 million to DFA Jaso.

      Reply
  4. Kirby34

    8 years ago

    This is great stuff. Thanks, MLBTR, especially during the slow holiday. Sure wish the Rays would do something about that lineup. With all those arms, you’d think they could get Longoria some serious help. They just don’t seem serious about competing at all, even in his peak window.

    Reply
    • pgmitchell

      8 years ago

      Chris carter would be a nice addition to their left handed hitters!

      Reply
  5. oaklandathletics116

    8 years ago

    Oakland A’s needs in Center Field are in need horribly. I’m still seeing Ramsus signing with Oakland for 2 years (2nd yr option) 15 million. If not trading Jed to the Royals for Jarrod Dyson to free up some money.

    Reply
    • jmi1950

      8 years ago

      When they get around to the A’s:
      #1 should be a new ball park.
      #2 Josh Donaldson.
      #3 Drew Pomerantz

      Reply
      • MB923

        8 years ago

        3 – Addison Russell

        Reply
    • 24TheKid

      8 years ago

      You do know that this is AL east not West?

      Reply
      • oaklandathletics116

        8 years ago

        Yup, just bringing in possibilities.

        Reply
  6. angelsinthetroutfield

    8 years ago

    Seems like Rasmus could be the solution to all three of the O’s needs.

    Reply
    • oaklandathletics116

      8 years ago

      I only say Oakland because MLB is pushing for us to spend money, and Rasmus has great potential for a breakout year. His dWAR and oWAR were outstanding for price his career. O’s are needing Saunders in my opinion.

      Reply
      • jmi1950

        8 years ago

        MLB was demanding indoor plumbing that works.

        Reply
  7. youngcy24

    8 years ago

    Melky Cabrera would be a decent fit for BAL. He can DH and play OF and he’s a switch hitter. Checks most of the boxes.

    Reply
  8. jakethesnizake

    8 years ago

    Re: New York, apparently you’ve forgotten about Austin Romine who is more than capable of spending time at 1B in a backup capacity.

    Really no need whatsoever to add add’l options at 1B.

    Nice effort though.

    Reply
  9. stymeedone

    8 years ago

    Seems like Trevor Plouffe would be a good fit on Baltimore, spelling Chris Davis and Kim, while also getting some DH time early. While Hardy does his annual DL stint, he could cover 3B while Machado moves over. Seems like a much better fit than Boston.

    Reply
  10. cgallant

    8 years ago

    What the hell is a LOOGY?

    Reply
    • comebacktrail28

      8 years ago

      The guy under my bed

      Reply
    • comebacktrail28

      8 years ago

      A LH reliever usually used just to face LH hitters

      Reply
    • TBaggins

      8 years ago

      Lefty One Out GuY

      Reply
    • MB923

      8 years ago

      Left Handed One Out Guy

      Reply
    • GR13

      8 years ago

      Lefty One Out GuY.

      Reply
      • jmi1950

        8 years ago

        Actually the Red Sox cut him because he wasn’t getting left handed hitters out.

        Reply
  11. Rob66

    8 years ago

    How about Blue Jays take a chance on Jason Heyward? Maybe the Cubs would like to move on and the Jays have been good at getting guys to maximize their offensive potential.

    Reply
    • CubsFanForLife

      8 years ago

      Heyward is working on fixing his swing, so I don’t think the Cubs are giving up on him just yet.

      Reply
  12. jaysrule1399

    8 years ago

    Blue Jays need outfield help, bullpen, starting, maybe a real first baseman and possibly a back up catcher. Or just bring back AA and dump the Indian outcasts

    Reply
    • patborders92

      8 years ago

      I agree with everything except the rotation, we lost RA D, so it has to be better

      Reply
    • hersch

      8 years ago

      Love the post about bringing back AA and getting rid of the Cleveland outcasts. If that is all the Toronto organization did the rest of the offseason I’d be happy with out! Jaysrule1399, amen brother!

      Reply
    • JaysSK

      8 years ago

      Sure. Let’s deplete our farm system for half a year of a pitcher and an albatross of a contract at SS (although I do like Tulo lots). I think our rotation would look solid right now with Norris or Boyd as our #5. Jeff Hoffman would be nice too.
      Oh and that RA deal turned out nice too, right?
      The only good deals he has made was Donaldson one (even though Barreto could be a future AS), ridding us of Wells’ contract and Estrada for Lind.
      Oh, and that Cleveland team they helped build looks awful now too, right guys?

      Reply
      • filthyrich

        8 years ago

        Breaking playoff drought was huge. Wouldn’t have happened if Reyes and his albatross contract was still around. Best pitchers down the stretch that season were Price and Dickey. The RA deal was still bad, but had a couple ok moments. The amount of future that AA traded away is disgusting, but I’d still say it was worth it. The drought would still be going with a cautious approach.

        Seems the offers that Edwin was actually given time to think about were one year variety. Nothing going on for relief yet. Likely limited to keep payroll close to last year’s starting point.

        Unless they’re truly that cocky about finding cheap talent. Been hoarding cheap relievers at least. Got a cheap backup catcher. The potential starting 1B is cheap. The outfield is cheap. C/SS/3B/SP is where all the money goes. Not sure how starting would be considered a need?? It looks better than last year.

        2016 40 man: $164 mill was $30 mill higher than ever. Still 14th overall somehow. Opening 25 man was around $135 mill. All according to Cot’s- forgive errors.

        Currently at $124 mill for 12 players- one being Gurriel, wild card??- and the other 13-14 should be at least $10 mill. As much as I want to complain about Rogers not spending, the more I look into it, I realize they are quite handcuffed. Adding a decent lefty reliever and/or outfielder puts the opening 25 closer to $150 mill. They can gut it all in 3 years, so it’s not outrageous to see some more spending happen, but I’d bet they try to get away with the cheap options for at least six weeks??

        Both AA and Shatkins regimes have done quite well with the hands they were dealt from the regimes before them. AA got to fill, then empty the cupboard while breaking a huge drought. Shatkins gets to fill, and then probably lock up the cupboard to team friendly deals in hopes of building a dynasty around what AA started. No need to be so aggressive anymore,

        Reply
      • Mark 20

        8 years ago

        I love how you even poke holes in the donaldson deal. That was a steal no matter what Barreto turns out to be. Not only that, but youre forgetting the Travis deal in which we sent Gose… Now that was a massive steal. AA was a very solid gm. Sure the Thor/D’arnaud for Dickey deal didnt work out like we hoped, but every gm has a bad trade on their resume. Fact is, AA made WAY more good trades than bad. As you stated, the Donaldson and Estrada deals. Dumping Wells contract, acquiring travis for literally nothing. Acquiring Tulo was needed due to reyes’ defence just not cutting it. Tulo put us over the hump without even being his full self. AA was solid, and im not a Shapiro/Atkins hater either. Im not a fan of them, but I wont judge til the season starts.

        Reply
  13. tugriverred

    8 years ago

    Joey Votto would be a great at first for the Yankees . Offer a couple of those great prospects and the Reds would pay a decent chunk of the contract . Yankees just need to sell JV on the idea

    Reply
    • Bruin1012

      8 years ago

      Will never happen Votto isn’t going anywhere he has repeatedly said he isn’t leaving Cinci he like it there and he has a full no trade. Votto would look good on just about any team.

      Reply
  14. asuchrisc

    8 years ago

    Really like these articles. Can’t wait until they hit the novel that is the AL West.

    Reply
  15. torontobluejays

    8 years ago

    If the blue jays are not getting bautista, the Toronto Blue jays should really get adam Lind as their first baseman, then get saunders to platoon with pearce, then, sell smoak for anybody, to release his 8 million dollar salary, sell him to a dumbass team like Atlanta, then you will have 22 million dollars left to get 2 decent relief pitchers, that fills all your needs. Saunders has good numbers against right handed pitchers and he will be perfect as a platoon partner with pearce, check adam linds numbers, he is so underrated, he has 30 home run power, he is a clutch hitter, he has a good batting average and OBP, you will also have 4 left handed batters in your line up in morales, lind, saunders/pearce, and upton/carrera, saunders is a above average base runner and will give the blue jays some more speed along with upton,carrera, and pillar. This is everything Shapiro and Atkins want, but this is only a second option if you don’t get bautista because he is #1 priority, who agrees with my second option, reply back

    Reply
  16. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    8 years ago

    There are only a few teams that would be better for signing Pedro Alvarez.

    I think Tampa is one of them.

    Don’t ask him to field AT ALL and just let him mash. He could give you .250 and 40-45 HR as a DH in the AL East.

    Reply
  17. cplovespie

    8 years ago

    Is a Kim/Rickard platoon a sure thing?
    Kim brings a high contact/OBP talent to a Oriolesn lineup that seriously lacks it. Rickard had his moments and he’s better against lefties but the pure talent and upside is short. Yes, Kim struggled against lefties but Small Sample Size!! Baltimore should at least have Kim face as many lefties as he can in Spring Training to access his real skill set. Kim will improve

    Reply
  18. Hank Murphy

    8 years ago

    Blue Jays need 2 corner OF’ers, relief help AND someone to play 1B. Right now all they have is Smoak, who is absolutely the worst player in the organization, if not the whole AL.

    Reply
    • jdgoat

      8 years ago

      And tellez/Pearce. Smoak isn’t the starter, that’s a guarentee

      Reply
  19. hittingnull

    8 years ago

    Yankees need at least two good SP. A real number two starter and at least a solid number four starter. The rest can be field by CC/Severino/Pineda filling up the rest. If we don’t, this team isn’t going anywhere and dare say that this 2017 team will be an 82 win team.

    Reply
    • BronxBombers14

      8 years ago

      The Yankees aren’t going anywhere in 2017, and they know it. There’s no way they can compete with Cleveland, Boston, or Houston at this point. The rebuilding process is going to take some time. This year Arod and CC will come off the books, and they’ll try to deal Gardner, headley, and Ellsbury. With all that $ off the books, the farmhands getting another year to develop, and a stacked 2018 FA class, the yanks are still 2 years away. They’ll be fun to watch, will win some games, and if all goes well might hang around in the wild card.

      Reply
      • bearup

        8 years ago

        The Yankees aren’t going anywhere in 2018 either. They will have no starting pitching. They have a couple of prospects, who even if they are successful, won’t be enough. Free agents for next year? Artists, lackey…..

        Reply
        • BronxBombers14

          8 years ago

          After the 2018 season, guys like Harper, machado, Kershaw, etc will be free agents. I’m sure the Yankees will be major players in that market. I agree with you in that some of these highly touted prospects will not reach their potential, but they don’t have to. They can also be used as currency to trade for other important pieces. The Yankees already have some nice pieces in place, will have the financial capability AND farm system to make moves.

          Reply
  20. jkim319

    8 years ago

    How can a 2017 ‘needs’ post about the Red Sox not even mention the loss of Papi’s production (38HR, 48 2B, .401 OBP, .622 slugging)

    The Red Sox only need to cover 3B, bench depth and LH reliever?? What am I missing here?

    Reply
    • jmi1950

      8 years ago

      When EE turned down 4/80 the Sox decided they could not replace Papi’s numbers with one player. Instead they looked at the woeful 2016 numbers for LF and 3B and decided Benentendi, Panda and Moreland/Chris Young would be close enough when added to the improved “D”, better base running. without Papi , and better pitching with Sale and Thornberg. DD has said he thinks they will be fine but if not he will make a deadline move.

      Reply
      • jkim319

        8 years ago

        (Your piece should have been part of the article … it at least provides a perspective of the ‘plan.’ I don’t think sale (let’s say he saves 30 runs in 30 starts) combined with panda/Moreland Benentendi (I am thinking they will produce about the same as the positions last year .. even being nice with these 3, the sox are waaay short in terms of run production)

        … watch for a Moustakis or a Frazier trade …

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  21. ReppinThe401

    8 years ago

    Rays are, to me, the scariest team in the AL East besides the Red Sox. They put up huge power numbers last year, and have a very good rotation. They won’t win the division but could sneak in as a WC, finishing second in the division.

    Reply
  22. bearup

    8 years ago

    Seems like Melky would be a good fit for the Jays. I can also see Frazier being of interest to the Yankees.

    Reply
  23. GarryHarris

    8 years ago

    I assumed that the Red Sox traded SP Clay Bucchholz to the Phillies for IF Josh Tobias with the intent for him to play 3B.

    Reply
  24. dan7162

    8 years ago

    Chien-Ming Wang held MLB left-handed hitters at 0.23 AVG in 2016 out of bullpen. He was with Blue Jays and had a solid 2013 season with Bisons. A minor league contract with Spring Training invite focusing on pitching in relief would not be a bad idea. He was much better pitching in high-leverage outings in 2016 is also an interesting fact.

    Reply
  25. BoSoxs4life

    8 years ago

    Tobias better not b the rSox option 4 3b if so they r nuts.He won’t even make the club, He is nit that good at all.

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