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But they do have (1) Kenji Johjima making $8M a year for sitting on the bench, in the 1st year of a 3-year deal...
(2) Rob Johnson, who they evidently feel may be better two-way catcher than Johjima, and
(3) Adam Moore, who almost certainly is better than the other two.
Clement *was* going to have a hard time getting behind the plate, right? He was in Tacoma with no way to get up here. Just in terms of a path to get into the M's starting lineup, there were problemos.
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Still, I agree with you, as I do 80% of the time. ;- ) Your essential point is that they've got three guys, none of whom are very palatable for April 1, 2010.