This team, the first for which we crashed through the lux tax cap, was not built to see how things go in the first half and then take significant action to fix problems at the deadline. No, it would be beyond stupid to throw Didi into a deal, unless we paid his remaining salary and got credit for including him, otherwise it would cost us more to complete the deal. Yes, a starting pitcher is the top priority. We can't really afford to part with significant minor league talent, so the route to go is to swallow hard and take on an overpaid guy who is still good enough to help. Bumgarner is having a good season and being a lefty is a plus, but it is a really hard swallow taking on about $45 million through 2024. If we want to improve our 2022 chances without parting with talent we will need in the future, he may be our guy -- should be able to finesse this to give up no net talent in an exchange of other players. The money saved should be big for Diamondbacks.
