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I see what you are saying w/r/t folks desperately needing to see Jack Z in a positive light having gushed so much about him.  That stems in part to the claim that he and his buddies in the F.O. are somewhat uniquely Saber-friendly and would only build the roster using the principles laid out on the internet.  Its become a pretty smug and self-satisfied group and there's no doubt that Seattle has the most active on-line fan base.  
I can deal with the trade, but I don't love it.  I feel like the Lee move put us in a position where we weren't painted in a corner with Morrow.  He could either prove his worth early in the year or work out of the bullpen.  I don't see League (who I've seen pitch, nasty stuff) as a starter, more of the 8th inning guy and that can be valuable too.  Aardsma is no sure bet to repeat so some redundancy is nice in the pen.  
I love your thoughts on Bay, he may end up too expensive but I agree, a clean-up hitter is just the thing at this point to make us odds-on-favorites.