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If you also look back at the piles and piles of threads discussing the overall value of a MOR/TOR starter, compared to a back-end bullpen guy (just search Brandon Morrow, Mark Lowe or even Rafael Soriano if you wanna go WAY back) you'll see this is not a first-time-we've-had-this-particular-lightbulb-burst episode.
Discussing the pro's and con's of player utilization is one of the less-common topics in the blog-o-sphere for some reason. It's like if a player has only established himself as a middle innings guy, we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves and discuss whether or not he would work out in a role at the back end. Or if a player has only *proven* to be a good platoon bat, that you shouldn't get excited about handing said player the starting gig at a corner position.
With all of the resources available to the M's 'sphere, it's funny how this is one of the only places where you'll get good discussion about *HOW* a player might best be utilized.