The Diamondbacks have a tough task this offseason. It might as well be written on the surface of the moon that they want to upgrade the top of their rotation with one and maybe two pitchers, but they face certain complications in doing so.
For one, Arizona has a good chunk of money to spend and has expressed a preference for using that money to get a pitcher rather than spending trade chips. Despite that bankroll, the Diamondbacks don’t feel they’ll be able to afford proven aces such as David Price, Zack Greinke or Johnny Cueto.
To complicate matters, many worthy pitchers received and rejected qualifying offers, meaning the Diamondbacks would have to surrender the No.