Not going to comment on all of it, except for #1 - It's not our responsibility to build a pen for the Cubs. Our (collective) bitching about the pen in no way obligates anyone to "have a better idea". Jed's MO is to throw bodies at it and figure it out during the season through attrition. It's not a strategic decision, as much as it is a tactical one. Tactics without strategy are never a good thing. However, the volatile nature of bullpen pitchers is a tough problem to solve. The Brewers seem to have figured that out, but it may be only tangentially related to the manger the Cubs hired.