If the previous season had a 162 game season sure I would agree with this but guys are not going to be skipped at the #5 spot or even the #4 spot. Guys like Anderson and Lindblom are going to be expected to carry the Brewers for the whole year meaning they are going to have to eat a lot of innings in the beginning of the year. If either Lindblom or Anderson are hurt or ineffective I wouldn't be surprised if the Brewers go with a 6-man rotation to keep the innings and pitch counts down for Woodruff and Burnes. I fully expect Burnes and Woodruff to have a pitch count of about 75-80 for the first couple of months of the season. With Burnes and Woodruff that means they will be exiting around the 4th or 5th inning each game. That means the bullpen will have to carry the team on average 4-5 innings a game in the first couple of months when Woodruff and Burnes are starting. This means the Brewers really need another starter like Odorizzi or someone else to plug in where you are not going to care about their future all that much and will push them to pitch more innings and pitches during the beginning of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Zimmermann is the 6th starter for the first month or two of the season. The rotation being Woodruff, Burnes, Anderson, Lindblom, Hauser and Zimmermann for the first two months of the season as the Brewers try to lessen the load on Woodruff and Burnes. When June rolls around you drop Zimmermann and return to a 5-man rotation. April and May allows for the Brewers to rest Woodruff and Burnes enough to allow them to be at a comfortable spot when it comes to August and September and not have to limit their innings during the final two months of the season.