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Starting pitching has become so expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if Leake got that much money. You're paying over 10-12 million for any kind of established starter anymore. I think we need to do something to have insurance against our young guys not working out next year or one of our 4 current starters getting hurt. We don't know how Duffy is going to perform and we don't know what Medlen will give us over a whole season.
Given the success DM had this year, I'm sure he'll continue to look for under the radar moves we aren't even thinking about right now. But even though Cueto was all over the place, he gave us two huge ace performances in the playoffs. We've gotten by with less from our starters but you need somebody to step up there. Especially when you consider Herrera and Davis have pitched a ton of innings the last two years because of the playoffs. Ned will probably be very vigilant about getting them rest next season.
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