I think what saltus is saying is that if you're in the market for an 8b then it seems a bit of a shame to do a contrived link up when there are plenty of other actual routes around, although admittedly - not really at the tor.
Fingers or elbows tendonitis i would guess.
If you want a bouldery 8b in the area, why not do zeke? I don't know if you've climbed 8b already, but if you haven't, it would be a shame for your first one to be this.