If that game were next week, we have to start Arrieta against Cole....not Lester. Right? Yes...and will be twice as awkward when Hammel starts game 1 against St Louis Everyone is sick of bellyaching about David Ross, but in all seriousness, if we aren't going to start Montero for Lester in the playoffs, we probably should avoid putting Ross in the lineup when possible against RHPs, which means not starting Lester as much. The fact that Lester has been objectively worse than either of Hammel and Arrieta makes that an even easier call.