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And so I can't say that the M's must sign Fielder because I don't know what players are available in a trade right now. I also don't know how much Fielder will cost. But that's not what this discussion is about. Sandy isn't saying that the team should trade for an elite player right now who is a better fit, he is saying the team shouldn't make ANY major commitment right now. He is saying the team should wait another year at least before doing so, and I'm trying to explain why waiting isn't clearly a superior move but in fact has a lot of pitfalls.