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I'm definately a Yes on stretching Wilhelmsen out in ST and seeing what that looks like again.  
I'm a Maybe on Maurer.  I loved his tail on fire rhythm out of the bullpen.  Nary a shakeoff, just nod and chuck it.  Mark Buehrle and Brandon Maurer are about as far from one another as you can get, in terms of pitching stuff and style.  But I read an interview with Buehrle in Sporting News this summer that Maurer should read.  Buehrle (who has NEVER missed a start in 14 seasons) said he never shakes off a catcher because it makes him think too much and how does he know he's right and the catcher is wrong, anyway!
Convince Maurer to take a page from that Buehrle book and I won't mind seeing him get a few ST starts, too. 
I think that smokin' tempo accentuates the deadliness of his changeup as well.  
I could live with those guys racking up some wicked 7th and 8th innings, as well.  But if it works, 160 Chris Young- starter innings out of one of those guys would be quite nice.