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Maybe five years of Jose Bautista
Trading your top prospects to the A's would present a different problem. Could you imagine the next A's rennaissance being led by your star players? Me neither. Also, all former Mariners make a special point of stomping on Seattle when they play against us. Its bad enough watching Adam Jones and the Choo express lighting it up elsewhere when we could really be using those guys. Could you imagine Oakland's Big 3 consisting of Paxton, Walker, and Hultzen, and then facing them for a three game series, and then losing?
Pitchforks would be in order.