I would rather play young talent, too. I just don't think we have enough of it, because I don't believe in Wells, Robinson, Liddi or Peguero. That's just my view.
I'd love Fielder because he is a long-term piece that is almost guaranteed to succeed, but I don't think there's a snowball's chance of it happening.
I advocated David Wright or Andre Ethier a long time ago, and would give up a Cliff Lee-type package for either, but who knows if they'll even be offered?
Absent that, then I think we do need some short-term mid-range help because as much as I love Ack, Smoak, Carp, and Seager, and believe in the future of Catricala and Chiang (which I do, unlike the whifftastic four above), that's still not enough guys to have a solid 1-6 batting order every day (at least not in 2012).
And Catricala and Chiang haven't even played a game at AAA yet, so I can't really be worried about blocking them.
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