An idea for the fifth starter
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:17 pm
7D585B5B4E6558505245370 wrote: I'm not a fan of skipping the fifth starter early in the year due to off days. I think you need to take advantage of the off days for the added rest, and that it will pay off in the long run. But, clearly, no one has grabbed the fifth starter's spot by the horns. So, what would you guys think of this proposal (admittedly, I'm stealing this from someone at BD...don't know whom, but want to give credit where credit is due).
Teams piggy back starters all the time in the minors and in ST. What if Glasnow and Brault piggy-backed? You start the year planning to have TG get through four innings, and then giving way to SB, regardless of whether or not TG is throwing lights out that day. This would limit a team's ability to stack a bunch of lefties against him, as they would know that a lefty is coming in in the fifth inning regardless.
The down side would be that it would shrink your bullpen, since you'd effectively have six starters, but that would seem to be mitigated by the fact that the bullpen should get a rest on Glasnow/Brault days, as well as the next day (Cole).
This idea would give us a pitching staff of the following:
Cole
Taillon
Nova
Kuhl
Glasnow/Brault
Nicasio
Bastardo
Hudson
Rivero
Watson
With one open spot for Schugel, Hughes, Webb, Light, LeBlanc, Hutchison, Williams, whomever.
Thoughts?
Interesting thought with logic behind it. To take it a step further; I have always wondered/fantasized if a team were to use a new pitcher every inning what would the outcome be. No starters or relievers. You would have 3 pitchers a game that would either be rested or used if there were extra innings. The 9 pitchers would be rotated on a daily basis. In theory, the pitcher would be able to go all out for one inning; and would only pitch about 120 innings a year saving wear and tear on the arm. The opposing team would see a new pitcher each inning which would be difficult to adjust to.
It will never happen because you would need the entire pitching staff to buy in as a team; which means historical stats would be out the window and that would disrupt the salary scale.
Interesting idea but it would mean that your best pitcher would pitch roughly the same amount as your number 9 pitcher. We kind of get a look at that mentality in the all star game.
Teams piggy back starters all the time in the minors and in ST. What if Glasnow and Brault piggy-backed? You start the year planning to have TG get through four innings, and then giving way to SB, regardless of whether or not TG is throwing lights out that day. This would limit a team's ability to stack a bunch of lefties against him, as they would know that a lefty is coming in in the fifth inning regardless.
The down side would be that it would shrink your bullpen, since you'd effectively have six starters, but that would seem to be mitigated by the fact that the bullpen should get a rest on Glasnow/Brault days, as well as the next day (Cole).
This idea would give us a pitching staff of the following:
Cole
Taillon
Nova
Kuhl
Glasnow/Brault
Nicasio
Bastardo
Hudson
Rivero
Watson
With one open spot for Schugel, Hughes, Webb, Light, LeBlanc, Hutchison, Williams, whomever.
Thoughts?
Interesting thought with logic behind it. To take it a step further; I have always wondered/fantasized if a team were to use a new pitcher every inning what would the outcome be. No starters or relievers. You would have 3 pitchers a game that would either be rested or used if there were extra innings. The 9 pitchers would be rotated on a daily basis. In theory, the pitcher would be able to go all out for one inning; and would only pitch about 120 innings a year saving wear and tear on the arm. The opposing team would see a new pitcher each inning which would be difficult to adjust to.
It will never happen because you would need the entire pitching staff to buy in as a team; which means historical stats would be out the window and that would disrupt the salary scale.
Interesting idea but it would mean that your best pitcher would pitch roughly the same amount as your number 9 pitcher. We kind of get a look at that mentality in the all star game.