This was largely posted on Blue Sky but I wanted to also put it in a more shareable format.
So, assuming Bieber's first start for the Blue Jays falls on August 20 (at Pittsburgh) and the Jays don't send anyone permanently to the bullpen but slide through the next 10 days with a 7 man 'pen (they can add a reliever in September) the controversy boils down to is whether the starters get "too much rest". This flows from how an unusual schedule affects their between starts routine, more so than the amount of rest per se, but still, speculation abounds.
I'm sure the team will make much better and more informed decisions than I, but playing with the schedule (assuming no one gets hurt) I think they can minimize that by having everyone (except Scherzer and Bieber who got plenty of rest in the first half) skip one turn down the stretch to refresh.
In the remaining 34 games, you can have a starter going on 5 days rest (as they have done most often this season) 15 times, on 4 days rest 4 times, and on six days 11 times (the other 4 are the long rest games after a skipped start). Within this hypothetical, you shift Lauer to the bullpen for a two week stretch on either side of the Yankees series that is flanked by an off day before and after, and the other three just skip a turn once. Those 11 times (the 6 days rest starts are the controversial bit) are distributed like this:
Bieber - 3 Gausman - 1 Scherzer - 2 Bassitt - 1 Berrios - 2 Lauer - 2 Honestly, I don't think that's a burden. The guy coming off major surgery getting a slightly more gentle run isn't crazy. (that gives Bieber 7 starts total for the Jays in the regular season) By the way, I know Richard Griffin has been banging this drum for a long time, but I have read his proposal, this is just me screwing around.
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