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...but even the As weren't comfortable going into a new season with 4 positions that have zero expectation for performance (no idea what they'll give you and not very many fallback options if the first guy fails).
The problem is...the Mariners are currently filling 4 offensive positions with ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
DH, LF, 1B, C
At the moment...if no additional FA signings are made, the Mariner line-up is something like:
RF) Ichiro!
3B) Figgins
CF) Gutierrez
2B) Lopez
1B) Carp
DH) Griffey/?
C) Moore/Johnson/?
SS) Wilson
LF) Saunders
You...the ultimate practitioner of S&S...cannot POSSIBLY be comfortable with that scenario.
So...your options are...be easily the worst offensive club in the AL in the last decade and sign Lackey...praying that Saunders, Moore and Carp all have outstanding years by their own standards?
Or trust your in-house pitching scrubs (*cough*we do have scrubs there too*cough*) and sign Branyan or N. Johnson and Jason Bay?
I'm taking the latter.