What it just cost the Cubs would be the equivalent of something like Mejia, McKenzie, Loopstok, and Mendoza from the Indians.
Guessing a similar package would be needed to get Gray, Cole, Archer, or any of the top line guys on pretty team friendly deals who are locked up through the rest of this decade. Maybe more, since those 3 are locked up a bit longer than Quintana is.
But the Indians also don't need to be looking for a top of the line starter. Only reason the Cubs made this move is because their "top of the line starters" look a lot like our #4 in Bauer right now.
Indians would be wise to play the market just below the likes of Gray, Cole, Archer, and Verlander...if they can get a good 3/4 starter for pennies on the dollar because the market is flooded with top of the rotation guys, that would be my preference.