Meh. I don't really see it. It's still one of the very worst rotations in baseball, projected at 6.6 fWAR, ahead of only Baltimore. The only starter they have that Steamer projects for an ERA under 5 is... SRF? Adding Ryu might take their projection to a bit over 10 fWAR, but it's still bottom-10.
If you're a contender looking at a WS, I see:
- three guys who you'd be content to slot in as your 5th starter (Roark, Anderson, Thornton)
- a guy that you'd like to see in your rotation, but that you're not counting on as a top-5 guy (Shoemaker)
- a bunch optionable arms with back end ceilings and AAA floors that you have as depth in AAA (Kay, Borucki, Waguespack, Zeuch, SRF etc...)
- Pearson, who's the only guy in at AAA or higher with front of rotation upside, and should be up as soon as he carves up a couple of AAA lineups