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Maybe (I do like Zimmerman quite a bit), but trading for and extending guys like Kemp and Zimmerman will take you further into their 30s than just signing Prince Fielder as a FA.
This is why I really wanted to see the Ms go aggresively after Justin Upton in the offseason. You need to buy low to land premium young talent at reasonable prices. Now Upton likely isn't getting traded.
Under that sense, if we are to go all out for superstar talent I'd rather target someone like Hanley Ramirez who is locked up for 3 years after 2011 (average salary $15.5mil per year). Hes having his '10 Upton season this year with a injuries and a dislocated shoulder.
The way Safeco plays it is better to be bat first in the middle infield than in the OF or even 3B (lots of space for doubles to get lost in the corners). HanRam could play a mediocre SS or transition to 3B depending on how Seager/Ryan/Franklin pan out.
Another buy-low I'm a fan of targetting (though not as much of an impact player) is Denard Span. The wrist injury and concussion late in the season creates a nice opportunity to land a cheap young CF with several years left in the offseason. Maybe Vargas+Trayvon or a bullpen arm.