tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895150694271170118.post1612513303371808122..comments2009-02-07T12:18:48.539-06:00Scott Segrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295640673958654212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895150694271170118.post-59915875409183697482009-02-07T12:18:00.000-06:002009-02-07T12:18:00.000-06:00A couple of people have mentioned that to me Gregory.<BR/><BR/>I checked all of Dave Bush's starts - assuming he is about average for the staff. Bush made 29 starts in 2008, averaging 92 pitches per start and got to 100 pitches 8 times. If he would have been taken out of every game after the 5th inning of each of his starts, he would have averaged only 73 pitches per start and <B>never</B> got to 100. His high pitch count would have been 93.<BR/><BR/>This is one of the keys to this plan. I believe it's the last 15-20 pitches of a game that weigh heaviest into a pitcher's fatigue. By eliminating those, he will bonce back much more quickly before the next start.<BR/><BR/>The thing is that if a pitcher gets to 100 pitches by the fifth inning, he's probably pitching ineffectively and would be taken out of the game early anyway.<BR/><BR/>I'll try to check a couple of other pitchers. Thanks for reading.Scott Segrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295640673958654212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895150694271170118.post-82839458188307126122009-02-06T15:36:00.000-06:002009-02-06T15:36:00.000-06:00I think your three inning arms would go be injured by August. <BR/><BR/>This leaves less room for left/right match ups in the 7 or 8th inning.<BR/><BR/>With these starters, many 5 inning starts may be 100 pitches anyways so you are actually adding pitches rather than saving them.Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359031464787422256noreply@blogger.com