“Oh hey, why aren’t the Braves doing anything at the Winter Meetings?” Boom! They did.

As far as outlays go, this isn’t a particularly large one, and that’s because Mike Yastrzemski is a 35-year-old who nonetheless has managed decent production in a seven-year MLB career. He’s been quite consistent since debuting at age 28 in 2019, posting between 1.5 and 2.5 fWAR every single year.

Yastrzemski put up 2.4 fWAR in 558 PAs between the Giants and Royals last year, with a 106 wRC+. His career includes a 111 wRC+, and he’s been between 99 and 120 in each season he’s played except 2020, where he went a bit berserk with a 158 wRC+ in those nine-ish weeks of play.

In addition to reasonable offense, Yastrzemski plays decent defense, including center field in a pinch. He has a career +1 in OAA-ba

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