I agree with this premise. Going 6 deep with quality starter types is a huge luxury. Lauer certainly hasn't done anything to show that he doesn't deserve a postseason start, either. Between Houser and Lauer, I would think Houser would be the better one out of the pen, too. Plus having two multi-inning lefties in Ashby and Lauer in the pen, not to mention Suter, may be a little redundant. This was also my thought. I think your pen is more versatile with Houser and Ashby versus Ashby and Lauer.