"This week's mailbag gets into potential offseason targets for the Giants and Nationals, the potential free agencies of Trent Grisham and Ha-Seong Kim, and the Mets' current six-man rotation. Neil asks: Giants fan here. They are killing me with this Jekyll and Hyde act on offense this year. It's the .500 team I was expecting but they need more team speed and the OF defense gives me a headache. Who should they target in free agency?"
"2B: Tyler Fitzgerald, the Giants' innings leader at the position this year, was optioned to Triple-A a few weeks ago. Since then we've mostly seen Casey Schmitt, with rookie Christian Koss mixed in. Former top prospect Marco Luciano, at times mentioned as a potential future second baseman, has spent the entire year at Triple-A and has been playing left field. SS: Willy Adames is settling in with a 149 wRC+ since July."
" C: Having Patrick Bailey as the starter represents a choice to sacrifice offense at the position for Gold Glove defense. That strategy can work, but you'd ideally make up for the dead spot in the lineup in some other way. 1B: Rafael Devers seems to be improving defensively; he's been splitting time at first base with Dominic Smith."
Mailbag items note potential offseason targets for the Giants and Nationals, possible free agencies for Trent Grisham and Ha-Seong Kim, and the Mets' six-man rotation. Fans report the Giants' offense as inconsistent and roughly a .500 team, with clear needs for team speed and better outfield defense. Patrick Bailey is the defense-first starting catcher, creating an offensive dead spot. Rafael Devers and Dominic Smith have split first base while prospect Bryce Eldridge (21) has a 100 wRC+ in 260 Triple-A plate appearances and is expected to share first base and DH. Tyler Fitzgerald was optioned to Triple-A; Casey Schmitt, Christian Koss, and Marco Luciano have seen playing time. Willy Adames has posted a 149 wRC+ since July. Matt Chapman has had multiple IL stints for hand injuries.
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