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So if you're the Mariners, and your budget only allows for one of either Darvish or Fielder, which do you take? Assuming of course that you are the high bidder on Darvish and are able to sign him.
I'd go for Darvish. Younger than Fielder; probably cheaper, allowing for more roster flexibility. As Sandy says, 1B seems to be not a position of need with Scrub Carp manning the position. And, Jemanji makes a great point that the M's would get big dollar value from having the Next Big Thing from Japan on the roster. Darvish wouldn't have the draw that Ichiro does, playing every day, but it would go a step towards retaining the interest of the Japanese fan base.