I've thought this for a while, and now's a good a time as any...
Lannan is overhyped just as Zimmerman was. He's a solid, middle-of-the-rotation kind of guy. But he's no ace.
nobody is calling him an ace ... he's there by default because we have nobody else. we decided to go with a plan of throwing the kids out to the fire. he's there because of his year last season and his solid spring.