Welcome. And, yeah, in neither case did they really have to give up all that much to add that ace, especially in Price's case with an extra year of control. On the other hand, "the boy genius" did manage to get quite a haul for his pitchers, one of which he basically picked up off the scrap heap. Oh and then there's that guy pitching like a top 10 pitcher in baseball that they basically got off the scrap heap for another guy they got off the scrap heap. Thanks for agreeing that pitching is the bottom line. The reason the Cubs got quite a haul for their pitchers is that many teams are willing to overpay for pitching. You don't see many teams overpaying for some scrap-heap OF that had a few good months. So you're telling me that TOR pitchers are more valuable than scrap heap outfielders?! Can you explain, in detail, how you came to this conclusion?