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I was grasping about for the idea here: get something you can't easily get in a non-Cliff-Lee scenario. :- )
Absolutely. Get yourself at least one piece to really build around - a SS or C who can hit #5 for you, or a thumper who can give you a true cleanup bat even if he's DH'ing, or something like that.
Of course, if Hicks becomes a switch-hitting Andruw Jones, that's a rare commodity, but seems to me that's so unlikely as to be close to the "wishful thinking" territory.