Here's my plan: 1. Sign Lester (back up is Shields) - you need a Ace to make Hughes a very good 2 and Gibson a good 3. Besides being better than the #6 pitcher, an Ace will greatly reduce the load on the bullpen. 2. Sign a cheap RH LF to platoon with Shafer (Ideal would be Rios but probably too expensive). 3. At trade deadline, if you can't sign Hughes to an extension, then try to trade him for a top ten prospect (like the Cubs did with Samardzija). 4. Have Milone and the Meyer/May (whoever doesn't win #5 spot) in AAA ready to fill in. 5. Have Hicks, Sano, Buxton earn their way onto the team next year (July - September).