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is a simple one. He hits from the wrong side of the plate! If Smoak doesn't pan out--which is still quite likely, if you ask me--we're looking at an absurdly lefty heavy lineup. Ackley hits LH, Seager hits LH, Jaso hits LH, Saunders hits LH, Gordon hits LH, Carp hits LH, Franklin hits better LH... too many lefties! If Z trades for Gordon, there's a very real possibility next year that the Mariners run out a day to day lineup with only 3 guys capable of hitting from the right side--and one of those guys is Brendan Ryan. Looks like a no-go to me. You don't want your team to be vulnerable to getting regularly perfect game'd by Joe Saunders.