Why sending Gerrit Cole back to Indianapolis would be a bad idea.

Wandy Rodriguez and AJ Burnett are on their way back from injury and will both be back very soon. Also, Jeanmar Gomez will make a start on Wednesday after his DL stint and rehab. With all these guys coming back, some guys will be taken out of the rotation. We are pretty much certain that Gomez is going to the bullpen once Wandy Rodriguez gets back but it's still up in the air who will be out once Burnett gets back. One of the ideas batted around has been optioning Cole back to AAA. In my opinion this is not a good idea. Gerrit Cole is 3-0 and he's getting better with every start. The guy has been dominant. The reason he'd be sent back down is because he's the only guy with options. The other option for the 5th rotation spot is Morton and in my opinion Morton hasn't been that impressive. Cole and Morton have each started 3 games and Cole's numbers have been much better. The Pirates like to make decisions that will be the best for the team now and for the future and wouldn't that mean they go with Cole? Right? Russell Martin said that Cole has "the best fastball he's ever seen" that's coming from a veteran catcher who's caught a lot of different pitchers. You can't send him down. Also, I think sending him back down would be bad for his development. He's on a roll in the majors and you don't want to cut that. He hasn't struggled. If he was struggling than I could justify sending him down. Optioning him to Indy could ruin his development as well. Also, this guy is all the hype. When he starts, the Pirates are put in the national spotlight. We've seen a ton of young pitchers that have stayed on their major league clubs after success. Most notably Matt Harvey, Michael Wacha and Tony Cingrani. Sending Cole back down would be a stupid move and not one that a contending ball club makes. Cole is a major league talent and he is as confident as ever. I can't find any good reason in ruining that for him, it would be detrimental to the team and his development.