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...I did something similar for the Mariners back in 2006, 2007 and 2008...and in 2008, I compared the Mariner roster to the moribund Washington Nationals to demonstrate how bad things could REALLY get vs. how bad they were for the Ms even then.
Can you win your next pennant with this player?
I have only 6 guys out of the 33 or so most likely to get significant playing time in 2010 that I say an unequivocal no to and perhaps another 6 that I'm on the fence about.
The NO players would be Casey Kotchman, Sean White, Jack Wilson (sorry, Jack...I love the attitude, but your legs can't handle the job anymore), Jack Hannahan, Josh Bard, and Garrett Olsen. The MAYBE players would include Ken Griffey Jr., Eric Byrnes, Ryan Langerhans, Jason Vargas, bullpen fillers and Ian Snell. The rest are all YESes in my book. That includes guys like Gonnie Garko (I have a strong feeling that he's going to have a very nice year for the Mariners and gradually steal all of Kotchman's playing time), Adam Moore, Rob Johnson, Matt Tuiasosopo, Michael Saunders (at least there's significant upside here, even though he looked YOOOGLY last season), Doug Fister, Chad Cordero (the scouting reports sound encouraging for him), Erik Bedard (some are concerned about injuries preventing him from ever being right again...I am not)...I like the guys on the fringes of our roster...a LOT. I can't remember a Mariners team that had this many options to keep the club mobile and successful.