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Jack has decided he can't afford to miss any more.
Corner OF - 2 of Wells, Halman, Peguero, Carp, Robinson, with Chiang and Catricala to follow, only need one a year for the next two years as Ichiro is still here in 2012
CF - Guti, Robinson, Wells, with Halman and Saunders licking their wounds
3B - Seager, Figgins and Kennedy for now, Liddi and Martinez in the upper minors, new draftee Proscia and possibly Brad Miller in waiting
SS - Ryan now, Franklin and Miller (assuming he signs) to wrestle for the understudy position
2B - Ackley forever, Seager if he takes cleats in the shins and can't go for a game
1B - Smoak, Carp backing him up if he somehow continues to fall apart (not likely IMO)
C- Olivo now, Marder and Hicks both drafted this year, maybe Choi if his fractured back situation gets fixed.
We still look a little bit weak at shortstop and catcher.  Franklin rebounding once he's in good health and Miller signing next week makes the position much stronger, but until then it's Ryan, Franklin, and air.
Catcher is also weak, with nobody in the high minors who has a prayer of taking over for Olivo, and the catchers we do have are not luminous prospect lights, or had SIGNIFICANT injuries (sorry Choi).
With Franklin being a top blue-chip prospect and first round pick, and Miller a 2nd rounder, I don't expect us to go get any more prospects at that position. 
I do expect us to land a catcher this offseason.
But considering that 2009 looked like a wasteland, it's nice to see some flowers starting to bloom.
~G