Looking at the Jay Bruce acquisition in depth

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty ImagesSo, the Phillies made a move to acquire Jay Bruce from the Seattle Mariners. It seems as though there’s a fair amount of fans that are scratching their head at the acquisition of a guy hitting .212 with a propensity to strike out but this version of the Phillies front office has been pretty good with building the team so there must be more to it. Yes, they need pitching – both starting and relief, but this move doesn’t necessarily preclude that.

One way to look at the Bruce acquisition is as a reaction to the recent Odubel Herrera news. It is extremely unclear what exactly will happen with the Phillies current center fielder and the team wasn’t exactly…