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I don't like the Gonzales trade, but it is over and done. I don't evaluate the Ramirez trade based on the Gonzales trade. I think this is a slam dunk win for the Mariners. Cishek is posting some rather poor DIPS numbers and, frankly, is not remotely reliable with people on base. Erasmo Ramirez replaces either Gallardo or Moore (Moore appears to not be ready for prime time, alas...he has no sense of danger avoidance and his secondary pitches are pretty lousy) and Gonzales might replace the other one of those two. This opens up a bullpen slot...for...someone...we have other choices...would be interesting to see them leapfrog Vieira right up here. :)