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1. As pointed out by all, OBP at the top of the lineup. BADLY needed.
2. As pointed out, positional flexibility. To me this goes beyond plugging a hole. It's a hedge against a single injury taking down your entire season. The way the M's are configured right now any one of a number of single player injuries would derail everything. Zobrist is the kind of guy who could step into an injury-vacated position and hold the fort the rest of the way.
For this reason, I don't see Zobrist as The Big Add. He would be The Security Blanket. You add a RH bat for RF to bat behind Cano, AND you add Zobrist to insure that your Big Add doesn't end up being irrelevant. If you add, say, Rios AND Zobrist you've really got something. If you just add Zobrist you improve your offense a little, but probably not enough to get the job done.