Let's not distract the new Bride with a shortstop discussion, they aren't related. There was also an article in early spring after the money started flowing that they were in the market for a backup shortstop and many scoffed, including me. The more we talked about it, a Jose Iglesias would have really really looked nice, but still not completely a shortstop discussion.
This is a Dallas Kuechel move, someone to buy some time and maybe catch a small bit of lightning. And a move like this is required when an Iglesias was not previously secured. Kyle Farmer, we kinda miss you.
Every year, a new combination of injuries creates something weird.