If as an organization mandate our farm was/is cultivating 4 and 5 inning SPs, fine. What occurred this year was not due to any long-term planning or organizational philosophy. In fact, it was used out of necessity and some desperation. Given the moderate, at best, success of the wolfpack method, it seems a bit presumptuous to expect it to succeed indefinitely. Adopting this philosophy following the most-used rotation season in organization history and without any system-wide philosophy for its implementation seems classic Ms-style overreaction. Of course I could be wrong, as I frequently am regarding this organization.
One game playoff for all the marbles, sure, throw everyone in sight into the massacre. For sustained, seasonal success, I'll take my chances with a legit, MLB-TM #1-4 stud pitching. We just need to find it. Admittedly easier said than done.