I don't think Klentak knows what he's going to do in March or July, I think he likes having as many options as possible without restricting his future decisions.
The players and the team will dictate strategy, while other teams will define the portfolio of possibilities (i.e., you need two to tango).
So it's not "we have Kendrick, we can move Hernandez" - far too simplistic of an approach.
Klentak can't know what players will do, especially the ones in Lehigh.
Crawford could continue to struggle, or come out and post a .900 OPS through June 1 and make it obvious his time has arrive.
Elfin could struggle with his command, or with two healthy knees and offseason work, add a couple MPH and dominate his first ten starts.
Saunders could pound the ball or come up lame.
And so on.
But by adding a lot of one year options to the pitching staff and on the field, Klentak can field a competitive team, have possible trade bait, and come next winter, decide which options to exercise, which players to sign to extensions, and who he'll just let walk.
The thing to watch in March are a few teams up against the salary cap who need to make tweaks to their lineups and want to dump a bad contract.
What team has veteran tweaks to trade and the option of eating bad contracts if you throw in a solid prospect?