I think if you have a starter going who you know won't go longer than 6 innings because that's just how they profile or they're young and you're limiting their innings, I think having an opener makes a fair amount of sense. Just seems like a lot of players are going to get all cry baby about it as Bumgarner did. Because he won't start the game, he won't rack up meaningless statistics to help his career. It also means starters will be more likely to finish out games, making closers less useful and hurting their financial value.