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How about, instead of promoting Ackley, they promote the Raineers who ARE destroying AAA pitching. These are: Mike Wilson, David Winfree, Greg Halman and Matt Mangini. Mike Wilson has an OPS of .947. Greg Halman has 22 home runs.
Surely there is a place to put these guys.
Mr. Saunders has made a bit of a splash lately, and maybe its time to bring in his posse. Why not trade Franklin Gutierrez for a good relief pitcher, put Ichiro in center field, and put the better of Halman and Wilson in right field? Or, perhaps one of these cats can play third or second base?
There is no excuse for the Tacoma Raineers to have a better middle of the order than the Seattle Mariners.