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My one concern for this trade is Gillick.  If the Phils preferred Gilles over Saunders then I'm pretty certain that Gillick and Benny Looper had a lot to do with it.  Does Gilles have a place in Seattle in the near future or for that matter does Saunders?  Maybe as a fouth outfielder.  Has nothing to do with how good they are but two of the spots are already taken for the near futrue and even with the 2nd base experiment you still have to pencil in Ackley as our left fielder of the very near future.  If a club has money, left field is not a difficult position to fill in the short term.
More than anything this just shows how close Z thinks the M's are.  Hope he has a better grasp than Bavasi did when he went for it.  Although I never really blamed Bavasi for going for it since Lincoln said that Bavasi's job was on the line.
It's a good trade however you look at it.  Doesn't mean that the three players we traded away won't turn into fine players but it was calculated for what is to happen in 2010.  Z sees an opening and he is going for it.  I like it and at the same time I hope for the best when it comes to the traded players. 
The only thing that matters at this point is does Lee get us into the playoffs because that is the calculation that the M's have made.