Other than freeing up money for Santana? Not playing polanco, and playing who they have has been better than playing him. I have zero idea how you conclude this.
That would be Ryan, Ober, Jeffers, Lewis....on top of Lopez, CC, Buxton? No chance. Plus they need a FA catcher with near certainty. Oh, and the guy this thread is about.
That would tie all the money up in like 4-6 players. Can't do that here.
You think if a guy faces at least three batters in game 1, he's likely to pitch in game 2? Likely to? And if he does, he's almost certainly not pitching tomorrow.