Wells is not an ace. He’s been amazing this year but would you feel great about him going up against a McClanahan, Gausman or Ohtani in game 1 of a playoff series?
We have a surplus of position players both in the minors and big leagues. It’s time to trade some of it away to upgrade the rotation. A guy like Marcus Stroman, who is a free agent, shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. And he’d immediately be our “ace”.