Yeah, but the problem with Ortiz is that he makes #1 money for, at best, #3 performance, while the #4 and #5 pitchers will perform at the level of...well, let me put it this way: I can name 5 Cubs pitching prospects off the top of my head that I would take right now over the DBacks' #4 and #5 pitchers.
In addition, there's two Cubs pitching prospects that I think are a pretty decent shot (Mitre and Guzman) to pitch better than Ortiz.
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