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Our OF in particular is very durable.
Gutierrez may only need 5-10 days off a year, and if Ichiro misses a couple games a year its an upset. Ackley is going to be another guy that likely gets very little time off.
So lets say Saunder puts up a 670 OPS in his rookie season and losses the starting job to Ackley in late '10 or '11. Do you make Saunders your 4th outfielder for the rest of his Seattle tenure where he get 200 ABs a season? You're going to repeat the Wlad scenario where you had a guy with trade value that you ran into the ground and traded for an 85mph throwing middle relief prospect.
OF is a logjam especially with Langerhans and guys like Gross potentially hitting FA and signing for pennies. I think you're better off trading him for an infielder or pitching prospect of similar value while his stock is high.