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Feel like there's several pitchers you target prior to getting to the Keuchel, Miley, Roark, Nova tier. Odorizzi is a priority for sure given the velo increase, strikeout increase, peripherals, etc.
Wheeler is about to go Super Saiyan. Teheran is young and has a fairly fixable issue (slider stopped getting major leaguers out) that can be fixed by a pitch mix shakeup. Kyle Gibson is the opposite with his slider being one of the best in baseball.
I still feel like Wheeler is going to be the one. He's not 30 yet (so term shouldn't be a huge concern as he's young enough to still be an effective, high-end starter when the team contends) he's coming off back-to-back 4+ fWAR seasons, the injury history might keep the price/term down a little... I don't know what it is, but he feels like both a good fit and an attainable target to me, even though I realize it's probably aiming too high.