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Now let's see...
Let's make what I think is a very reasonable guess that the Mariners get two 100 OPS+ positions out of the Cust/Halman/PegueroCarp set (assuming Cust leaves at some point once Carp proves he can hit a little bit).  And let's say they get at least a 100 OPS+ from Ackley at second.  And let's say that the rest of the way, Ichiro hits for at least a 100 OPS+ (he looks like the Ichiro of old again...even defensively!).  And let's guess that Kennedy gets the same PT share he's been getting, but more of it is at third for Figgins and at first to keep Smoak fresh.  And let's guess that Smoak, with more off time, hits 130 the rest of the year (a conservative estimate IMHO).  That leaves SS (Ryan and his 75 or so), C (Olivo and his 80 or so the rest of the way including second half swoon), CF (Gutierrez and significantly more of Halman forcing the OPS+ to rise from the 50s to the 80s)...
RF) Ichiro! (105)
2B) Ackley (110)
1B) Smoak (130)
DH) Peguero (95)
LF) Carp (115)
C) Olivo (85)
CF) Halman/Guti (80)
3B) Figgins/Kennedy (80)
SS) Ryan (70)
Are we saying that that line-up can't compete with a pitching staff carrying a roughly 115 ERA+?