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I'm down with that option too.  We'd just need to GET one this year, instead of whiffing like last year.
I just don't know that we can afford the major C and SS holes we've had recently.  One hole I can deal with - the NL survives having pitchers hit, so if our SS hits like a pitcher, we can live through it.
But C and SS both being dead zones means we can't have any others, and this year we had about 4 others. 
I'm not optimistic that we can get 4 reduced to zero at the other positions, I guess, and I don't see a SS that we can get to make that position significantly better right now. If we really ARE gonna run 4 rooks and 2nd year guys out there in the starting 9 in Ackley, Saunders, Smoak and Moore we can't also make them be the heart of the order.  Poor Smoak is feeling that pressure right now, and it's stunting him.
I'm not wedded to the V-Mart idea, but I'd definitely consider it.  if our payroll is cut again, though, we'll be totally out of luck in that regard.  We'll make that list of viable bats in the offseason, Matt - see if we can't grab one.
~G
PS - the verification code of "for expletive" is busting me up right now.  I've had too many expletives for the Ms this year as it is...