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Originally Posted by Blaster86
I think assuming you're going to get one of those is fine if you're relying on them as your #5. I legitimately feel like you need two upper end arms this off season.
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SP1: New FA/trade Ace (Cease/Valdez/Suarez/Skubal/Peralta)
SP2: Gausman
SP3: Yesavage
SP4: Berrrios
SP5: one of Lauer/Varland/Francis
That seems at least as good as what they ran with last year. There are a few question marks (how does Yesavage do once teams have seen him, can Berrios recover from whatever injury issue he had at the end) but you aren't counting on those guys as #1 either.
I wouldn't mind bring Bassitt back - I think about $15 x 2 gets him, and then you only need 2 out of 3 of Yesavage/Bassitt/Berrios to work. If they all do Bassitt can be a high leverage bullpen arm. But I think the second arm is more of a "nice to have" than a "need to have".
At the beginning of the year the #4 spot was Francis, who pitched terribly, and the #5 spot was a mix of Lucas/Schultz/Urena (who weren't good other than a quick stretch from Lucas). The lineup above is better than this year's imo.
But they definitely need at least one good starter, there's a hole at the top without adding someone.
Edited to add: I wouldn't mind Jack Flaherty on a 1-2 year "show me" type deal. Not in the #1 spot obviously but as a rotation depth piece with some upside.