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That's exactly what everyone, including myself, has remembered about 2001. There were only a couple stars. I do not think it's true, more so revisionist history. 8 Mariners played in the All-Star game, 4 of them started. Those that made the team deserved to and that's 5 position players. Maybe Cameron wasn't a big star in his career but he was that year. 5 players had an O-WAR over 4.0 then there's McLemore at 3.2. So what if none of them cleared $7mm that year? Maybe that's beside the point anyway.
Can this team be that good? I absolutely think so. The win total seems ever so unlikely at this point, but the offensive possibility is still there.