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I think neither Robinson nor Wells will be an everyday corner OF bat, because they both strike out far too often, and same thing with Liddi at 3b.
The standards are lower at CF and middle infield, so I have Wells, Tray and Guti compete for CF, and I don't mind which one wins.  I just don't foresee one of those three in left.
I am not worried about Smoak.  Maybe I should be, but I'm not (yet).  All signs indicate he should eventually be MOTO hitter.
I play Seager anywhere they can live with his defense.  He looks like 85-90% of Pedroia and maybe even 100% of Pedroia.
I think they will play Ichiro at DH at least once a week, so having Carp as your primary DH facilitates that (they can just flip).  A DH who doesn't play OF prevents that.
So, to me, any way you slice it, you still have need bats at wherever you're not playing Carp (LF or DH) and wherever you're not playing Seager.
So I guess it comes down to not being a believer in Casper, Tray and Liddi.