I keep hearing about how high the Mariners are on Ben Gamel, but other than being a defensive upgrade, I'm not sold on his bat. What does the Mariners' brass see in his potential?
-- Paul E., Salt Lake City, Utah
Jerry Dipoto feels Gamel has done everything possible the past two years in Triple-A for the Yankees to show he's ready for a Major League opportunity. The 24-year-old hit .300 and .308 those two seasons for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and was the International League MVP last year when he posted a .365 on-base percentage, scored 80 runs, had 26 doubles, five triples, six homers and stole 19 bases in 116 games.