They WON'T trade a starting pitcher. They HAVE starting pitching. AND a lead in the standings. You don't trade away starting pitching when you have a lead in the standings. You trade FOR starting pitching. No matter how much you have. We've traded away starting pitching at the deadline before. J.A. Happ, Jose Berrios, Lance Lynn, Jaime Garcia, Kevin Correa, Tommy Milone, Kyle Lohse. Some of my favorite Twins memories in recent decades are all the World Series parades in years subsequent to trading guys like that for impressive, franchise changing hauls at the deadline. Can't wait for the next one.