What Now?

With the signing of Hisashi Iwakuma now official, the team’s off-season shopping list has gotten shorter. So, I figured it was probably time to take a look at the roster as it currently stands, and what the options are going forward from here. First, here’s what the team could put together on Opening Day based on what’s already in the organization. Position Player PA/IP WAR Salary Starters         C John Jaso 300 1.0 $0.5 1B Justin Smoak 600 2.0 $0.5 2B Dustin Ackley 600 3.0 $1.5 SS Brendan Ryan 500 2.0 $1.8 3B Kyle Seager 600 1.5 $0.5 LF Casper Wells 400 1.0 $0.5 CF Franklin Gutierrez 500 2.5 $5.8 RF Ichiro Suzuki 600 2.5 $18.0 DH Mike Carp 500 1.0 $0.5 Bench         C Miguel Olivo 300 1.0 $3.8 IF Chone Figgins 300 - $9.5 IF Munenori Kawasaki 200 - $0.8 OF Trayvon Robinson 200 - $0.5 Rotation         SP1 Felix Hernandez 220 5.0 $19.2 SP2 Michael Pineda 200 3.0 $0.5 SP3 Jason Vargas 180 2.0 $4.5 SP4 Hisashi Iwakuma 150...