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Should we be willing to trade Nick Franklin if Kawasaki + Seager can handle all the SS and backup-IF positions for us?
Brad Miller is gonna be working on defense to try to stay at short, but otherwise it's a pretty thin position for us if Franklin goes away.
But if Kawasaki can replace Ryan and Seager can do all the rest...then Franklin is odd-man-out, not Seager.  Coincidentally, Franklin has more trade value than Seager.
I think Franklin's gonna be a good major leaguer.  But what could he bring back for us that we would need more?  A year ago I would have made Franklin absolutely untouchable, and my opinion of him hasn't changed.  But my opinion of his irreplaceable nature for us may have shifted a bit.
And not because of Brad Miller, either.
I just hate the idea of trading Seager for nothing when he should be fairly valuable, or of ditching Catricala and his power if his value is lowered because of defensive concerns.  We're not in a major crunch YET, but this is the year to figure out who stays and who goes.
And Nick Franklin's future should be on the table as our most valuable (hitting) trade piece to other teams.  That said, I look forward to him being healthy and crushing the ball again.  A few less errors would be great too.
My dream infield is still Montero / Smoak / Ackley / Catricala / Franklin, with Seager as a 400 AB utility player.  But Seager in concert with Kawasaki could wind up getting either Vinnie or Nick traded.  The tension wires linking Tacoma and Safeco this year are gonna be fascinating, especially as they affect our future for the next half-decade.
~G