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I like the idea of trading for players that can help you both now and in the future, like Z did with Gutierrez and Aardsma.
The Seth Smith, Dallas McPherson, etc types are worth pursuing, especially considering their cost, upside, and fit for Safeco.
I'm not a fan of Saunders considering we drafted Ackley and I feel it was a mistake to call him up from AAA in the first place (since it hurt his trade value). Carp isn't a guy I'd likely dedicate to as a starter just yet, but you'd like to seeif he has growth left in him in AAA. Tui is extremely interesting, but its easy to see the benefits of more time at AAA to get used to 2B and polish up that CT%.
Z's job is going to be to figure out who he believes in, give those dudes a shot, trade the excess for organizational needs, and then fill any extra holes with FAs. This is when we get to find out how good this guy actually is. :-)