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That is all we should be looking to do. If the M's want to move guys like Poythress, Seager, Chavez, etc.. for that solid, yet not elite, MLB bat that can be around for a few years I'm all for it.
If I'm Jack, I'm standing pat for the most part, getting another draft class in the fold... allowing my lower level talents (Franklin, Pimentel, Paxton, Walker, Littlewood, Morban, etc) to establish themselves... and then hitting the FA agent market to bring in a capable DH and LF to add to Ichiro, Smoak, Ackley, Gutierrez, and god willing Anthony Rendon..
I would be targetting guys like Kubel, Swisher, and Beltran as my short term solutions to the DH and LF positions.. Those are guys you can get with 3 year deals (probably less for Beltran since he's a DH at this point) that fit into the budget..
Give me Swisher to play LF for a couple years, and one of those other guys to sit the four hole and go to battle in 2012.