What about John Smoltz, Josh Johnson, Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Stephen Strasburg...etc?
Idk if you watched the game but Lackey looked pretty damn good against a powerful lineup. He has inflammation, he will only miss a couple starts.
Did I say that? You are talking about making trades because our 5th spot in the rotation has a god damn inflamed biceps lol. I mean if someone goes down with a major injury then ya, lets go out and get another arm. Until then, lets use the farm system and Aceves for spot starts.
He's our 5th man in the rotation and It's an inflamed biceps. Throw in a spot starter until he can return. Aceves may be a head case but he is a much better option than trading for a washed up NL pitcher that will end up getting ripped and continue to more bitching and moaning.
We are 7 games into the season and we are already talking trades?
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