There's one serious need.

That's not to suggest that there aren't other needs, but one like glaring, hideous, ugly need.

But this roster has.

Other teams are addressing their own needs at that position,

and it's no longer prohibitively expensive to do so.

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Max Kepler has been a pretty good player for the twins, for the better part of a decade,

was signed yesterday by the Phillies to a one-year $10 million term.

Kind of a, I guess you would call that a Provid contract, a bounce-back contract, whatever it is,

a bet-on-yourself contract.

I hear all of these terms.

And the Phillies,

who are really good, are going to use him as a corner outfielder starting, which also happens to be the greatest need on the pirates, of course.

Kepler is 31 years old.

Now, he's coming off of a not at all great.

2024 hit 253, eight home runs.

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