I'm not so sure why we're so worried about keeping Dominic Smith around. He's been worth exactly 0.0 fWAR this year. I like the guy, don't get me wrong, and I'm rooting for him, and I hope he stays hot after the break. It's possible he's finally recovered from the hamate injury, and we're seeing the Real Dom Smith.
On the other hand, he's got 2000 plate appearances of a 97 OPS+.
If Casas were to go down again after they DFA'd Dom (which is by far the most likely scenario), they'd probably just bite the bullet and add Kavadas to the 40 man. Yeah, he's striking out 33% of the time, but he's also hitting the ball hard 56% of the time according to Statcast.
On the other hand, he's got 2000 plate appearances of a 97 OPS+.
If Casas were to go down again after they DFA'd Dom (which is by far the most likely scenario), they'd probably just bite the bullet and add Kavadas to the 40 man. Yeah, he's striking out 33% of the time, but he's also hitting the ball hard 56% of the time according to Statcast.