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Ghost wrote "Wilson gives you a dice roll at some ability to turn on a gimme strike and hit for power...which is more than you can say of Saunders." 
4th OF's are 4th OF's.  If they had the whole package they would get 600 AB's.  So...you look for a guy that can help you some by hurting the other guy some.  Wilson can hurt the other guy some. It's not that he "deserves a shot," he's demonstrated the skills the last two years to earn a shot.  Saunders, at this point has that equation exactly reversed.
And I always liked the idea of just making Ackley a fulltime LF.  Don Buford, fast forwarded 40 years and come west.  dHe could handle the occassional CF, too.  However, I suspect we are WAY too far into the 2B experiment (where I think he will be just fine, if we don't expect Bill Mazeroski with the glove) for Z to punt on it right now.
moe