Very true, but when you have a gaping hole in your 4 or 5 slot, you may take a gamble on one of them.
Fans here seem to have no problem thinking there's a significant chance we compete next year because one or both will rebound in 2020.
When you see what some injury-prone pitchers are signing for, these days (including Eovaldi's signing last winter), you can guess some GMs are willing to settle on potential value.