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Right, Moe.
1. Ackley's bat, even with growing pains, will be an upgrade over who's playing now.
2. Draft will bring either the perfect RH high-OBP bat at the position of greatest need (3b -- i.e., Rendon), or a stud starter (Cole).
3. The trade value of Wilson and Aardsma may well rise out of the dumpster, and then Z could pull off some of his magic.
4. I would not rule out a Figgins DFA at this point, especially if Kennedy and L-Rod look decent.  Z's future will ride with Wedge, Ackley and Smoak (and Paxton, Franklin and the #2 pick), not the Figgins deal.
5. I also would not rule out flipping Bedard to a contender (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/04/erik-bedard-the-available-ace.html), maybe even with the understanding that they re-sign him at the end of the year.  Hard to tell what they'd do given the relationship, but the potential for a bidding war is there.