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I'm with you. If the cost to land McCutchen and one of the available starters are roughly the same, then why would you go with the hitter on this squad? The offense is already better than it was in 2016 and offense wasn't the issue this season. The rumored center piece of the Washington-Pittsburgh trade centers around Victor Robles - probably a top ten prospect in all of baseball. The M's don't have anyone that's thought of that high in the minors.