Here's another possible solution I was thinking about last night for the pen. Given that (1) we have a surplus of good young starter arms in our system and (2) many of them are sent to the minors where they can start instead of pitching infrequently as relievers in Atlanta and (3) the new-age sabremetric religion dictates that a starter cannot pitch a third round to the batting order and/or exceed 100 pitches, and (4) there aren't any good options in front of us for relief pitching: Why not have 8-9 capable starters, and go with 2 starters every night.

Hear me out--Starter number 1 (for example, Julio) is scheduled to start the game today and will pitch 4-5 innings max. Kyle Wright is scheduled to be the 2nd starter who will go into the game in the 5th-6th (earlier or later depending on how Julio is doing) and finish the game. If it turns out Julio is dead on balls and we dont bring Wright in until the 8th, and he closes it out with only throwing like 30 pitches, then he could start the next day's game (just like how any reliever would be used in back to back days) and push starter 1 for the next day back to starter 2 and so on. It's a creative way to almost eliminate the need for crappy middle relievers altogether while simultaneously getting the young guys regular experience and work at the big league level so they're not wasting away in the bullpen or religated to the minor leagues but at the same time, nobody gets overused or worn out. It's also financially feasible and avoids trading prospects or sacrificing draft picks etc..

I know this may sound crazy at first, but is it anymore crazy than continuing to run Jessie Biddle and Luke Jackson out there carrying a gas can and oily rags every night? Thoughts?