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"Perhaps best for the Mariners is that they added a high-end bat without touching the top of their farm system. Smith and Hopkins are both 2023 draftees who are a long way from the majors. The Mariners can still decide to make a bigger deal with someone like catcher Harry Ford or shortstop Cole Emerson, or they can keep those players in the hopes that future Mariners teams built around them won’t be quite so desperate for offense in late July."
