This rotation doesn't have enough quality to fill out a 5 man rotation much less give inferior pitchers starts that the better ones could take.

Maybe, maybe not - but the argument for the 6-man would be to get guys experience and evaluate the quality they have for moving forward. Trevor May would be much more valuable as a starter - can he do it? It's also time to settle whether Meyer can be a viable big league starter.

 

Santana, Gibson, Duffey, Berrios, Meyer, May - that's the 6-man rotation I'd envision for the rest of this year.

Exhibition games aside. Duffey has delivered on the promise he showed from a year ago. It would be a grave mistake for the Twins to demote him once one of their disabled starting pitchers is healthy.

 

Duffey should be starting over Gibson, Hughes and Nolasco... no exceptions.