It seems like there are two parties here when it comes to the young starters. One party worries they will all fail. The other feels they will all succeed. Well, you're both wrong. The odds of them all failing aren't that much different than them all succeeding. I see no harm is letting them all continue to start (whether at MLB or AAA) and letting the their performance sort it all out. I feel that Doug should put away the checkbook and hang up the phone until the end of January. At that time there will be a few guys looking for jobs on the cheap and some teams that want to trade pitching to fill holes. If he can make something happen, great. If not, you play the hand you're dealt.