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All we need from Saunders is above average hitting...not all-star hitting. If we get:
Smoak: 125 OPS+
Saunders: 115 OPS+
Moore: 95 OPS+
Ackley: 85 OPS+ (contact/BB heavy)
In 2011 while Figgins reverts to his career norms...all of a sudden, the line-up looks like:
RF) Ichiro (100 OPS+ with speed)
3B) Figgins (100 OPS+ with speed)
DH) (acquisition or DH or Bradley - ?)
1B) Smoak (125 OPS+)
LF) Saunders (115 OPS+)
CF) Gutierrez (100 OPS+)
C) Moore/Johnson (80 OPS+ combined)
SS) The Wilson Twins (60 OPS+ combined)
2B) Ackley (80 OPS+ with some speed)
That's not a GREAT line-up...but if we could get ther SS position up to 80...it would be enough to win a lot more games.