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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy
Thanks. Just trying to think outside the box as the next trend in baseball.
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I think it's coming. The data on guys going through the lineup a third time is just too compelling for something like that to NOT happen (just like the data was too compelling to NOT use a dedicated relief ace, who was more than just a failed starter, instead of letting your tired SP throw another inning or two).
It's tough to construct with a five-man rotation/25-man roster, though.
So your SP is never giving you more than six, and a lot of times only 4-5. That means you need to have four guys in your pen you can trust to throw single innings that are leveraged, and three guys you can roll out for 2-3 innings at a time (who can then pitch again two days later).
That's a tough thing to make work on a consistent basis.