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Says I :)
Seriously, for what we would have to pay, and what we would lose defensively to import a big bat I would rather just stick with what we have.  Beltre is heating up and has been for the last six weeks, Wlad (I believe) is going to get comfortable and start mashing in LF (and be just about as good as Endy defensivly, a little less range a little more arm), Branyan and Ichiro will keep steaming along with great D and great O.  Hopefully Jose comes back and picks up where he left off (an average 2b with an .850 OPS bat!).  I think we can cobble together an SS between a reinvigorated Yubet and the solid veteren Woodward.  F-Gutz is already an above average player with room for a little growth in his bat.  Griff will continue to DH.  The only place we could really upgrade would be for a stud SS, but there are so few around that I don't think we could reasonably find one for sell and then find the spects to pay for him.
I think that with the players we currently have we can contend for the AL West crown AND be built for short playoff series' (Felix, Bedard, Washburn and Morrow OH MY!)
The offense right now is pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as it was in April and May, it has steadily gotten better:
April OPS - .683
May OPS - .709
June OPS - .734
In June we are actually middle of the pack in the AL (8th( with our great pitching that should be enough to contend.