Figgins comes off the books after 2013, so does Gutierrez. I let them simply disappear...by then we'll know whether Saunders or Ackley can stick in CF (yes, I said Ackley...Wedge was recently talking about moving Ackley around to keep Seager in the line-up...we may see him in CF THIS year).
Vargas has one more year of team control...I trade him NEXT year...not this year. We need rotation glue until the day comes when at least two of the big three stic in the rotation (Paxton and Hultzen first, Walker by September 2013). We can't trade Vargas out from under this team...our pitching staff is too shaky and we need guys who go deep into games and work quickly...that's Vargas.
I pay League. League is a rare "healthy" closer...he has no history of arm trouble, his mechanics are butter smooth, and he's getting consistent, easy results. League stays. You can build a cheap pen around him but you need at least one veteran stabilizer.
And...I don't think Ichiro is getting 20 million. Not with his declining production even if he has a good year in 2012. I think he'll get 3/36. That leaves us wiggle room.
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