By Matt Eddy August 3, 2011 If the Mariners plugged in the outfielders they acquired in July—Casper Wells from the Tigers, Trayvon Robinson from the Dodgers and Chih-Hsien Chiang from the Red Sox—as their starters in 2012, it's hard to see how that trio could fare worse than this year's group. Seattle left fielders (mostly Carlos Peguero and Milton Bradley) have hit .211 with 12 homers; center fielders (mostly Franklin Gutierrez and Michael Saunders) have hit .197 with five homers; and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (.266/.310/.315) is mired in by far his worst season in the U.S. Not one of Wells, Robinson or Chiang offers star potential, but fans can expect the trio to wage a fierce battle for two roster spots next year: one starting job and the chief outfield backup role is at stake. Wells has one minor league option remaining and Robinson has two. The one arm brought back by Seattle in their deadline dealing, Charlie Furbush, has the fastball/breaking ball repertoire (as well as the funky motion) to thrive as a situational reliever, in a worst-case scenario. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-bulletin/2011/ 2612180.html --

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