Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 11, 2008
Keeping One on Schedule

I like this move by Dusty Baker:

It will be Josh Fogg's turn to pitch after the off day, but with the way Fogg pitched Wednesday against the Brewers (five innings, four hits, no walks, one earned run, three strikeouts), Baker is inclined not to skip him.

But he also wants to keep Aaron Harang on his normal four days of rest, meaning Harang pitches Tuesday in Chicago, followed by Fogg on six days of rest, then Edinson Volquez on five days of rest.

If teams do this throughout the season, they can get a couple of more starts out of their number one starter. That's two less starts from pitchers not as good, which should be better for the team in the long run.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:36 AM | Management | TrackBack (0)
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And you screw up 3 other guys.

Posted by: Bandit at April 11, 2008 12:11 PM

When Cueto becomes the number one starter in June, can I buy puts on his career? Or should we just do it now, since they may be cheaper, since there appear to be optimists around?

Posted by: Ken Houghton at April 11, 2008 07:42 PM
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