Boy am I glad we gave Marquis that 3 year deal. I think right now, Gallagher would put up better numbers than Marquis and for a whole hell lot cheaper. Chalk this up as another one of Jim Hendrys finest... Who would've been starting from April thru June had we not had Marquis? Guzman possibly. I know he is hurt right now, but who knows if he would have been had he been starting regularly. I just hate the fact they gave Marquis a 3 year deal, when we have some kids in the minors who project to be better starters than he is. That's the train of thought that led us to last year's rotation. I'm as big a proponent as anyone of letting young guys get playing time, but at the same time, there's always attrition and ineffectiveness that goes on in the starting rotation. In the offseason you had health question marks for Prior, Miller, Guzman, Mateo, and Marshall. Gallagher didn't have any real success beyond Daytona, and the only other option on the 40 man was Samardzija. To not add another starter was an invitation for the carousel of disaster starts that was the bottom half of the rotation last year.