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Once you park-adjust:
131 = Saunders OPS+
127 = Jaso
126 = Seager
105 = Montero
99 = Ackley
95 = Liddi
94 = Smoak
92 = Ichiro
91 = Wells
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Contrast 2010, in which only Ichiro had an OPS+ above... wait for it ... 87.  
Twelve players in 2010 with 150+ PA's, and two of them broke 90.  (Branyan also broke 90 in 57 games, 1/3 of a season, for us.)
The 2012 Mariners have nine batters who are, not statistically but on the field, solid hitters.  That doesn't yet count Mike Carp.
The last month they've scored 5 runs per game, 124 runs in 25 games.  The #3 team in the AL right now, behind the teams that play in Texas and Boston, is Toronto, scoring 4.8 per game.  It's no exaggeration to say that the last 3-4 weeks, the Seattle Mariners' offense is one of the toughest in baseball to consistently suppress.
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The reality that saber-only analysts don't want to admit to is that --- > it's important to watch the games.  Especially if you're going to drive into the paint with your head down.
;- )