I am OK with Cash using some late inning guy in the first inning at home. i think its not such a great idea on the road. On the road if this team is fortunate enough to get to the late innings with a lead you want those guys in the game where they should appear.
But at home, with a team that has absolutely nothing and knows it has absolutely nothing, facing as many bullpen games as Cash has had, you don't want your guys coming to the plate in the 1st inning already behind by 2 or 3 runs. They may never recover from that because they know they don't have anything for a team and you just took part of the game away from them before they even get their first AB's.