Up to this point, most of the focus has been on the big stuff. The big fish, the big plans, going big or going home. And it’s easy to see why, really; the Cardinals are in the situation they’re in largely because they lack a big-ticket item or two to help concentrate some value on their roster. In theory, there are limitless ways to build a roster; in practice, there seems to be an upper limit on the level of diffuseness one can have. Twenty-five two-win players would net you 50 WAR, certainly, but there are not 25 full seasons’ worth of playing time to spread around.
Free Agent Focus: Three Second-Tier Options
