Position for position, it may be their best work over the past 11 years.
"A few things go into it," Daniels said. "We are looking at a variety of things: strike-throwers, guys with different looks, ideally a ground-ball guy or somebody with a different swing-and-miss pitch."
Power arms are also a highly valuable commodity.
"Relievers come from different backgrounds," Daniels said. "Some are failed starters or coming back from injuries -- maybe they just have the makeup for it or need a change of scenery. Our scouts look at all of that and come up with a number of different options.