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Lusting after outfielders is fine.
I'm STRONGLY disposed to JD's statements that left on the list is better starting pitching.
Adherents of Shandler's site know that BPV (Base Player Value) is his bottom line--his version of WAR?
Anyway, the average pitcher in the American League last year was rated as 85 in this metric.
Here are selected values for other starters in our division:
Darvish: 128
McCullers: 120
Keuchel: 109
McHugh: 103
Hamels: 101 (No, I have no idea why this isn't higher)
Now, for the projected BPVs for our rotation:
Kuma: 104
Felix: 92
Paxton: 92
Karns: 81
Miranda: 33
In other words, no ace, and a non-competitive combined score?
Maybe we need two, and not just one?