Alex has said we can afford a pitcher and teams have told him we have the prospects to get a trade done (obviously), but the question is, do you want him to empty the farm and go for it.
i.e. if you were GM would you go for it? Or stand pat, hope we squeeze into the playoffs with the possibility of missing out yet again? Empty the farm can mean something like, Sanchez, Norris and Pompey for an ace like price with zobrist. (Strictly hypothetical.)