Have the Blue Jays mismanaged their pitching staff during season's biggest stretch?

Fisher & Fluharty to the Minors

When Bieber was finally ready to take the mound for the big club after three weeks of rehab in Buffalo, Braydon Fisher wound up the initial odd-man out. It was a defensible move - both because he could be sent down without passing through waivers (unlike fellow pleasant surprise, Tommy Nance), and because he'd be back in a couple weeks once rosters expanded.

A few days later, Mason Fluharty was sent down in the wake of a 12-inning victory down in Miami, despite putting up impressive numbers following a late-July recall that included striking out Shohei Ohtani with the bases loaded en route to his first career save.

Already without Fisher, and with Lauer taking up a roster spot while being under-utilized, the Jays were forced to turn to the likes of Paxton Schultz, Justin Bruihl, Easton Lucas and Dillon Tate to eat up innings before Fisher was finally eligible to be recalled on September 5th. They also didn't bring Fluharty back for another two weeks, deciding instead to audition Ryan Borucki and use Brendon Little as much as humanly possible.

Since this stretch also included the struggles of Louis Varland, Yariel Rodriguez and Jeff Hoffman, one can't help but wonder if Fisher and Fluharty could have helped to stabilize the staff a little sooner.