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...which DiPoto said he wanted to do...he also said we might have the money to buy another pen arm if he liked the price so that might be our last add.

As for where we stand now, I like our rotation's odds of being at least average-solid (in the DIPS sense) and getting an ERA+ of 105 or better with Smyly in the fold, allowing SP5 to be a happy carousel until we find someone who sticks. I love our team defense now...and, despite the ripping and groaning and panicking about the impact the moves have had on our offensive potential, I still believe that defense has a ton of value when deployed in a coherent manner that does not give away all of its gains in sub-marginal offense.  The 2010 Mariners are not proof that defense is dangerous as a strategy...they are proof that you have to have offense TOO.

The club, as currently constructed, looks like an 88-92 win team to me.  Enough offense, and an improved top of the order in front of the boppers, some young outfield upside (yes, I think Haniger has a LOT of upside, and Gamel has some as well), good defense at every crucial position from Zunino to Segura, to Cano to the entire outfield to Seager, a useful bench (Valencia, one of the OF mix, the back-up catcher is pretty useful in Ruiz, plus one other tool...O'Malley or somesuch), a solid bullpen...

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