and you say that like oakland is an offensive juggernaut. and i love the mendoza line comment. so true to form, i love it.

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Originally Posted by darkwinterbeast8

Houston likely but Oakland not so much. Montero, Smoak, and/or Ackley would have to get 200+ RBI's each in order for the Mariners to have a better season than Oakland because nobody else on the M's roster will be capable of batting above the Mendoza line.

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Ichiro? He had a down year last year, but he's still no shmuck.

no, NO. they are all TURRIBLE!!

this talk that Harper is going ot be on the Nats opening day roster is absurd. The Nats could do it, of course, but I feel it would cause a regression. The kid has barely seen offspeed stuff in AA. he needs to put some reps in there before I'm convinced he's ML-ready

If he really impresses during Spring Training (and I mean puts up insane numbers), I see no problem having him on the Opening Day roster. He can always be sent back down if he can't handle the big leagues.

Who else are they going to play in the outfield?

i think he should stay down in the minors too. they have werth, he of the gigantic contract, and morse. im sure they can find some fool to fill in while the kid stays down for the year or at least until june-ish.

oh and fantasy beisbol!!! **** yes.

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Originally Posted by Banky71

Who else are they going to play in the outfield?

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JD Drew yo...

(bad joke)

more importantly, who are the Red Sox going to play in right field? oh wait, that's right. Cody Ross and Ryan Sweeney. Ill start holding my breath now.

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Originally Posted by ultimatespidey81

and you say that like oakland is an offensive juggernaut. and i love the mendoza line comment. so true to form, i love it.

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Not an offensive juggernaut by any stretch of the imagination but both teams traded away MLB caliber pitching for inexplicable reasons (although one can make excuses on why the Mariners did it) and the Mariners still have a terrible offense

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Ichiro? He had a down year last year, but he's still no shmuck.

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Ichiro has had a down year for the past couple of seasons, which means he's getting closer to the end of his playing days. I'd be surprised if he's still a Mariner after the trade deadline.