A 4-Man Rotation?

With the Phillies being 3 games out of the second Wild Card spot with 17 games left to be played, it is time to consider a 4-man pitching rotation. I was a strong advocate for having Tyler Cloyd called up to the Bigs. We all figured the season was down the drain, and that Cloyd would not be feeling any pressure. Although he has only thrown 20.0 innings, I am done with the Cloyd experiment...well for 2012, at least. The young right hander is scheduled to have at least 2, probably 3 starts left in the season. In the middle of a heated playoff race, I would much rather have Halladay, Lee, Cole, or heck even Kendrick pitching those games (even on short rest). And please, do not say "Well then our starters arms would be shot in the playoffs." Because guess what? You need to make it to the playoffs first. And going with a 4- man rotation gives us the best chance at doing just that.