This is the time of the year in baseball when the haves spend big money on free agents and the have nots try to be creative.
Either way, there is a price to pay.
It cost the Boston Red Sox a $217 million to land left-hander David Price and the Detroit Tigers $110 million to nab right-hander Jordan Zimmermann.
Other big-name starters such as Zack Greinke and Johnny Cueto still are available for crazy dollars, Jeff Samardzija and Scott Kazmir at a lesser price.
Meantime, potential aces are there for the taking in a trade.