Phillies offseason: Key dates, trade talk, signings, analysis, and more
It’s unclear how quickly the Phillies will move in making a contract offer to one of the shortstops. But president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is known to be aggressive when he identifies a specific need. With the Boston Red Sox, he pursued top-of-the-rotation pitching and acquired David Price and Chris Sale in December of 2016 and 2017, respectively.
“We’re going to push the needle and try to win,” Dombrowski said a few weeks ago. “I mean, we’re close, right? We’re going to do what we can to make our club a championship-caliber club.” In allocating a 40-man roster spot to Cave, the Phillies added an extra left-handed hitter who can play all three outfield positions. With Bryce Harper expected to miss at least a few months while recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery, Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh are the Phillies’ lone lefty-hitting outfielders.
Cave split this season between triple A and the majors, batting .213/.260/.384 with 49 strikeouts in 164 at-bats for the Twins. The Orioles claimed him off waivers in October.
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