And if not, the money saved by bringing up a minor league pitcher will add to someone else's contract that will overall succeed the value of Lannan.
I know we are all suffering from Stockholm syndrome after years of <60m payrolls, but I'd like to think that there is no need to get rid of a known quantity just to save a couple million. If the budget is that tight, whoever they sign isn't going to be that much of an improvement.
