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Obviously...if we decided to man up for Reyes and trade for a big stick for the catching spot...then Willingham would make sense.  DFA GUtierrez, slide Wells over there, let Carp DH and there you go.  Willingham fits.  But...say you do split the wallet of Reyes with a wad of cash.  Can you afford Willingham?
Say you trade for Wright...don't you pretty much have to sign him long term and made a big investment?
I love these kinds of debates...I find them fascinating...I don't mean to be contrarian.  I just think this team isn't in the position for medium sized moves without having already made big moves or cashed in on the promising talented youth movement.  This coming from a guy who campaigned for the Mariners to get Willingham both last winter and the winter before last (before our outfield suddenly got crowded by trades and breakouts).
Hey, if we sign Willingham, I'll cheer for some offensive certainty in the line-up and hope we have other moves up our sleeve.