Don't quite understand all of the Kendrys bashing that has occurred this off season.  On other sites, not this one, the virtual vitriol fumes and liquid are blinding, and enough has been lobbed in Kendrys' direction to melt him into an iBlob.

 Kendrys switch-handedly became the most consistent and second best hitter on our team last year.  He, Raul and Seager changed the grade on our offense from F- to C-.  That is a huge accomplishment.  Kendrys has no major weaknesses, is a real switch hitter, and can handle a whole season of DHing on a bad team without slumping.  That's worth something.  Kendrys is like a T-Bond, or a commodity like coffee or gold.  He is as sure as bets can be, as in, if those things collapse, we will be close to living in Thunderdome society.

Every portfolio should have some securities like Kendrys.  He is well rounded.  Sometimes I worry that Zduriencik only wants to play penny stocks with usurious loans to third world countries, and flying car startups.  Maybe its a good thing that he has trustee lawyer bosses to keep him from going all Lehman Brothers on us. 
 Bottom line: Sign Kendrys for 3X 30 while we're waiting around for something else to happen.
In order to improve on last year, we need to pencil in the production that made 2013 happen, and then add to it.

Morales provides insurance at 1B if the Smoakamotive derails completely; or a platoon partner if the Smoaker is all smoke and no fire batting right handed, like 2013. Since we threw away Carp and presumably are not bringing back Morse, let's sign Morales and move on to the plugging the next hole.

But then, I believe very strongly in Choi and Peterson who should be a year or two away and both seem aimed somewhere between the DH and 1B position (though Peterson can play the field better).
Morales/Smoak is okay for 2014, but 2015 should bring up one of the kids. I was a little surprised that Morales turned down the QO, since it's very likely that it hamstrings him in conversations with other suitors early in the game and thus drops his price later. 
I wouldn't be surprised for us to circle back around to him after we whiff on our other dreams and find him still sitting there waiting for a good offer.
~G

2x$25 wouldn't surprise me. I could actually see something in the 3/$30M area, too.
I've certainly bashed Smoak and I think his days are numbered, but I'm not sure we have anybody better in-house, and with Choi and Peterson on the way, I think he's safe for another season. I would definitely platoon him, though.