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Mariners hoping Healy will hold down the corner

With Spring Training rapidly approaching, we're taking an in-depth look at the Mariners' roster. This is the fifth part of an Around the Horn series looking at each position on the team. Today: first base.

The big question: Can Ryon Healy handle every-day duties?
The Mariners have gone with a first-base platoon the past two years, with Dae-Ho Lee and Adam Lind splitting time in 2016 and Danny Valencia, Daniel Vogelbach and Yonder Alonso dividing duties last season.

But general manager Jerry Dipoto acquired Healy from the A's in a trade for reliever Emilio Pagan with the belief that the 26-year-old can hold down the position by himself, which would allow the Mariners to use that extra roster spot to carry another reliever.