I'm on the fence on this one. I think we'd be fine without him and have stated many times this year that I'd like to see more JJ in the offense because he's a bigger homerun threat and would take some defensive attention off of AJ. I thought he played great when he got the chance at the end of the season. However, KW provides a proven starter and certainly quality depth. I'd be very reluctant to mess around with the depth on this team right now when they seem to be on the verge of good if not great things. It will probably come down to money and where they get the most bang for the buck.
To me, it comes down to if they feel JJ is ready to start. If the answer is yes, then it's not a priority to keep KW and they hopefully have (Anderson/AD/Martinez??) or find a decent backup. If the answer on JJ is no, then you do what you can - within reason - to keep KW.
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