<p>Trading for a #9 hitter who doesn't walk and can't really hit much outside of #Texas is weird. I understand the defense part of the equation, but Wilhelmsen had a role and could fulfill it. Martin is exactly the kind of player that comes here as a marginal hitter with a bit of home park success and gets mulched by the Safe. He's a lefty, which should help, and has done all right as a visitor to Safeco, so maybe that will help also. He and Ketel have the same plate weaknesses, so hopefully our corner hitters all pull their weight. Whichever ones wind up staying or arriving, anyway. If we're gonna win with pitching and defense, we're putting a lot on Edgar to teach players how to actually hit with runners on base. Maybe he can go into the Hall as a hitting coach if he pulls that off...</p>