The Mariners gave their fans a treat by splurging to keep ace Felix Hernandez.

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Collins agonized over the decision to allow Santana to keep pitching, letting his ace pursue history.

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In the September meeting, the committee reviewed all their possibly policy tools, and opted to keep QE3 as the final ace up their sleeve.

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