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Because (a) I don't think that adds any offense to the Mariners (Gordon isn't that good offensively...he just isn't. 130 OPS+ isn't a game-breaker and his type of 130 OPS+ even less so...he's not changing the scoreboard with a barrage of power...he's getting on base, which doesn't help the Mariners all that much) and (b) I think Ackley is a 130 OPS+ kind of bat in a remarkably similar type of way and plays second not left. Are we that desperate for guarantees right now? Is the team really THAT close to being a dynasty that we should just flip Ackley for his older twin brother just because the older twin is a better guarantee? And then throw in a big pitching prospect on top of that?
No...sorry...I hope we compete in 2013 and I want to see Z go after that...but not by giving up on his first first round draft pick because he had a bad year and he's suddenly nervous that his talent scouting chops aren't all we'd hoped.