Bieber and Manoah are basically on a similar timeline. Bieber a little bit ahead, but both are being built back up. If it's too late for him it should be too late for Bieber. It wasn't too late for Stroman in 2015.
Six starters doesn't mean six studs.
Quite frankly not a single one of the five guys we have in our rotation right now is a sure bet.
Scherzer is still a wait and see and he's 41 years old and his health can go at any moment.
Gausman, Bassitt and Berrios are all up and down and have been for a couple of years.
Laurer has been a great story but, let's be honest here, we don't know how real it all is yet.
I don't see Zito, Mulder and Hudson here.
You do not pass on the opportunity to see one of your best stuff arms this year if you're trying to win a World Series.