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If you're looking for a way around that the way it worked out this year makes the most viable backup plan look worse. I would say to do basically what they did with veterans in AAA, but that wound is too fresh.
I'm cool with trading 1 now and Kuma later if it's time to open a spot. Can't trade anyone signed during the offseason until a year in so it'd be a young guy, Felix or Kuma to make room.
Maybe the 2 long man/backup starter roster?
I think we all would like to see a good starter brought in. It makes sense for those reasons and more. I don't think it requires trading any young pitcher to do so at this time though.