Those would have been good picks that were favorable to the players.
They've been clear that Ops are a way for them to get you to gear up toons you would not otherwise prioritize. So you should expect that they're either going to take your GLs from you (so you can't rely on the same old thing and have to gear up lesser toons in order to win CMs) or they're going to require something most players would never want to take to relic. That's how it is. The point of Ops is to force you to broaden your roster, and they aren't going to change their philosophy now. The toons you've listed are all required at high relic for other reasons. There's no need for CG to require them at the same relic levels for this.