Its an interesting debate. Remember the days when we had Clemens and then Roy Halladay? All we had then was an ace...and Delgado it seemed. That was pre wild card in a stacked AL East, but we just couldn't get over that hump.
An ace is awesome as it gives you a better chance to win every 5th day but a strong position player can help you win every day. If we tie too much up in Price, as example, something has to give unless we develop more young talent than we have in decades.
Target Tier 2 guys and pray Stro becomes a #1.