The fact is, 3 of our starters have pitched well thus far, 2 have been terrible, and the bullpen has been a train wreck (the one thing, heading into this season I would've said I was most confident in, between SP, BP, and the offense). Go look at what other teams have for #4 starters. Come on. Let's go see: (3 yr 07-09 ERA) Cubs: Carlos Silva (5.44) Astros: Bud Norris (4.53 -- 55 IP) Reds: Homer Bailey (5.45 -- 195 IP) Pirates: Charlie Morton (6.03 - 185 IP) How about the playoff favorites: Rockies: Jorge De La Rosa (4.96) Phillies: Jamie Moyer (4.54) You're greatly overrating your expectations of the #4 spot in the rotation, let alone what value durability (as we witnessed last year when the entire staff got hurt at the same time) has for a team. Once again, I'll say, Dave Bush making $5M isn't the problem, it's the other two guys making $22M combined who've pitched nearly twice as bad that are.