Looking to acquire a starting pitcher...

[Pogues]

Keeper league, regular 5x5, how would you rank these guys for the future ($2 or 20% growth of salary, year to year)

Cingrani $2
Cueto $2
Darvish $27
J. Fernandez $2
Wainwright $5
J. Zimmerman $5

I'm hoping a $2 B Hamilton and a $6 A Reed or some other combo could get a starter from a team stacked with them.

[Hornsby]

Jose Fernandez...a thousand times Jose Fernandez. I'd follow that with Wainwright and then Zimmerman. Darvish is great, but his price seems to be really out of line with the rest.

[chancellor]

You can't go wrong with either Fernandez at 2 or Waino at 5. As elD noted, though, there's no way I'd part with either for a $2 Hamilton and a $6 Reed. If I were desperate for saves and steals, I might deal JZim at 5 for them.

That being said, if you're in "win now" mode, go after Darvish. Maybe the owner will let him go more cheaply due to his higher price tag.

[Pogues]

I wouldn't do those deals either from his end, but at least it's a starting point to get one of his pitchers. Is there any on that list that Reed/Hamilton be TOO much to give up for?

My SP is weak, and frankly I'm looking more next year. I have a $2 Sale, $2 Liriano, and $1 Haren I got in dollar days in the draft. I know it sounds terrible to look to next year already, but about 4 teams are just loaded with good keepers...and really good players at that. This same team that has these pitchers has Trout, Puig, and Freeman all at $2. It's sickening.

[chancellor]

I'd roll the dice on Hamilton/Reed at those prices over Cueto.

[Pogues]

He didn't want to do a two for one trade, so he accepted only Hamilton for Zimmerman.