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Encarnacion’s skill set strong; timing off
- Updated: December 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Will Edwin Encarnacion regret turning down a four-year, $80 million offer from the Blue Jays before free agency began?
There’s a good chance the answer to that question will be yes, although we can’t say for sure until learning the years, dollars and destination of his contract.
But this much we know: Encarnacion is one of many options — and, admittedly, the best option — in a market for first basemen and designated hitters heavier on supply than demand.
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Here are the available players in the above categories: Encarnacion, Mark Trumbo, Mike Napoli, Chris Carter, Adam Lind, Mitch Moreland, Brandon Moss and Pedro Alvarez.
So, eight names.
Some are true first basemen — most notably Moreland, this year’s Gold Glove winner at the …