The offseason market has taken an interesting turn, as DH-type sluggers are dropping in price and possibly becoming an undervalued commodity. Edwin Encarnacion has already settled for a smaller contract than expected, to the point that the Oakland A’s were able to become serious bidders, and others seem to be lowering their asking prices too. Meanwhile, the A’s are reportedly looking to add a right-handed bat even though they already have several of them, and they have since asked about Mark Trumbo and even Trevor Plouffe.
Just for fun, let’s run with this. The A’s are famous for exploiting undervalued skills, so let’s take it to the extreme.