Aces are scarce. Period. If there is ever an ace available, any team trying to win should absolutely try to acquire them. If there is any moment between now and the trade deadline to get a front of the rotation SP, the answer needs to be YES. FO SHO. Give up the farm? Maybe not...but we can make a damn good offer. That being said, there might be none available. We might not have a choice other than to make due with what we have. I am really liking the idea of having 2 games out of the rotation with a primary/secondary pitcher (at least until Pineda is back). It also might not be a bad idea to not put them back to back, in hopes of making for a more efficient bullpen. 1. Berrios (please go 7 every game!) 2. Graterol/Smeltzer (love the contrast) 3. Jake 4. Homer 5. Liriano/Dobnak (laugh all you want. I get it. But I think Liriano could be a band-aide at the beginning of the year and then a veteran lefty for the rest of the year. Might not be a mad mentor to Smeltzer/Thorpe either). Long relief: Thorpe