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I just wouldn't want to include Ackley or Ryan at all. Ryan, maybe later this summer. Wells is worth considering as a part, but the outfield defense is very thin here already. I'm pretty much against trading from the 25 man for Porcello but there's a few in the bullpen behind Wilhelmsen, Capps and Pryor that wouldn't hurt much. Trading for Porcello could in retrospect be a downgrade before ever considering the cost. I'm pretty happy with the idea of Beaven and Paxton at the end of the rotation, but can understand others preferring the security of a Porcello.
Ryan, Ackley and Wells for Porcello sounds like"the worst trade in Mariners history" much more so than the reported Upton deal or the Morse acquisition.