From afterthought to starter? If you believe yesterday’s report, that’s the progression J.J. Wilcox could make. Jeremy Fowler’s tweets made it sound like Wilcox not only has a good chance to hang onto the 2018 roster but be in the mix to start.
Which…woah. Just…woah. That is unexpected. And also, almost objectively, a bad idea.
To be fair, if Wilcox is on the roster and Mike Mitchell isn’t, the math says he’ll have a chance to make the roster. Heading into free agency, the team will have little depth at the position.