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G-Man ... I also worry about Rodney, Kuma and Elias - something about Paxton being out 6 weeks per Mariner Med staff and showing up almost 4 months later.... and add on what Matt said about Felix dropping off some... and as much as we like Paxton, I highly doubt he runs an ERA under 2.00 for half a season.... and regardless of how GREAT Walker looked tonight, he will have growing pains during the season next year too...
Thus, I really feel the Mariners NEED a number 2/3 starter on a two year deal, since we have no idea if Kuma will be signed for 2016 or if Hultzen will actually make it back by then... Guys like Beckett, Santana, Liriano, and if they become available - Burnett, Haren, Happ are all interesting, and SHOULD be available for less than 3 years guaranteed.... and maybe though I'm not quite sure about just resigning Young yet... but not ruling it out yet.
While I do appreciate Homeless Joe and his contribution this year, I STRONGLY believe Jack must get another lefty reliever. If we could some how get Andrew Miller - something we do not have coming up through our arm system - that would greatly help the young starters and stabilize the pen WHEN Rodney falters... and despite that this group was completely awesome this year, our bullpen still has a lot of inexperienced kids in it. A veteran who knows Lloyd and Rodney - like Miller, should be a big help to educating, calming the kids and nailing down a few extra wins like the Royals and Orcs bullpens have done for the past few years.
Lastly, the Mariners should have $20+ million to spend this off season after extending Seager, and we know they will not spend it all on one player so... I hope they spend it wisely.