...What will the concept of pitching look like?
Think of those first few turns through the rotation every spring. Starters usually don’t go as deep into games. Some guys just don’t feel fully extended until long past spring training has ended. Plus, it looks like rosters will be 30 active players, with a taxi squad on top of that.
Will we see a traditional 5-man rotation and plug-and-play bullpen, or will we see something different? With some guys coming back from Tommy John surgery and other guys still learning how to be a major league pitcher, maybe some games can feature a pair of starters.
I was thinking perhaps something like this:
Giolito and Keuchel eat as many innings as possible every 5th day as solo starters.
Gio Gonzalez and Rodon pair with Kopech and Cease in some permutation.
Lopez and Fulmer are co-5th-starters, both of them being given a last gasp in 2020 to show something for 2021.
After that, it would be a typical 7-man bullpen. Fry, Cordero, Marshall, Cishek, Herrera, Bummer, and Colomé would be my guess.
Think of those first few turns through the rotation every spring. Starters usually don’t go as deep into games. Some guys just don’t feel fully extended until long past spring training has ended. Plus, it looks like rosters will be 30 active players, with a taxi squad on top of that.
Will we see a traditional 5-man rotation and plug-and-play bullpen, or will we see something different? With some guys coming back from Tommy John surgery and other guys still learning how to be a major league pitcher, maybe some games can feature a pair of starters.
I was thinking perhaps something like this:
Giolito and Keuchel eat as many innings as possible every 5th day as solo starters.
Gio Gonzalez and Rodon pair with Kopech and Cease in some permutation.
Lopez and Fulmer are co-5th-starters, both of them being given a last gasp in 2020 to show something for 2021.
After that, it would be a typical 7-man bullpen. Fry, Cordero, Marshall, Cishek, Herrera, Bummer, and Colomé would be my guess.
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