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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I could stand watching Ibanez hit 5th for the Royals again. Hosmer/Butler/Ibanez would be pretty salty.
I think we'd see Butler really start driving the ball again if he had legit protection behind him. Works the same way with Chase Utley, IMO.
Ibanez is likely cheaper to acquire than Utley - and much worse in RF than Utley would be at 2B.
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Yeah, I just don't see Utley as an option without severely overpaying.
However, Ibanez seems like a legitimate candidate without giving up too much. He's producing beyond expectations, on a one year deal worth 2.75 mill, and the mariners have to be sellers.
Somebody should tweet at Rany and get his thoughts.