We don't have 6 though. We have 3. Paddock and Varland are unknowns. And the depth behind them is almost non-existent. It's an unusual year and there are multiple decent back-end rotation options just sitting there. Take advantage.
When is the last time any pitcher, and especially a Twins pitcher went from "this seems bad could be TJS" to "actually turns out he's fine and threw 150 innings"? And even if my some miracle he can pitch before say, July, he isn't good.
The issue is not Varland. It's Paddock. We have no idea how good he will be or how many innings he can realistically throw. You need 8 starters to get through a season and we have about 4.5 at the moment. SWR might be OK. Festa's a reach for 2024 IMO. Then what? Dobnak? They should 100% sign Lorenzen or Clevinger. It's borderline malpractice not to.