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He got demoted...to the bullpen. If RRS implodes two or three times in a row and Snell puts up some good long relief appearances...then you flip flop them. No big deal. We would argue, BTW, that although Fister and Vargas have been a tad lucky on BABIP, the difference between what they've actually given up and reality is not likely to be huge. Both Fister and Vargas are sub-neutral fly ball pitchers and the Mariners' team BABIP allowed on fly balls last year was .241 (on grounders: .303). Look no further than Washburn's .252 BABIP in '09 to see what can happen to a flyball pitcher who ha Gutierrez, Ichiro, and Byrnes/Bradley to pitch to.