Nice pickup, in my opinion. It?s a one year deal, and the base salary should be around $1.5M, [according to DK].
Hinske will fill a bench role, and he can play 1B, 3B, LF and RF. He hit 20 HR?s last year with Tampa in a similar role, which is pretty impressive.
He?s not as fiery and [...]
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