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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
You have been scoffing at this point since July, but there are members inside the Royals own organization who disagree with you.
Fact of the matter is, Flanny said on July 5th that his people inside the Royals org predicted that multiple bullpen arms would end up on the DL due to Matheny's overuse after the ASB. Since that tweet, 3 arms have ended up on the DL as predicted.
The "chase every win" approach dramatically alters how Matheny uses his pen compared to an average manager, this shouldn't be surprising to anyone paying attention.
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If a relief pitcher can't do one inning 2 or 3 times a week, what is the point of even having them on the roster?
Guys don't get injure their arms by pitching 2-3 innings a week...unless there is some other underlying matter. Their daily throwing routines are more strenuous than pitching 1 inning.
I'm pretty ambivalent about Matheny in general, but I don't see how you can call this "overuse." You can't have a bullpen full of guys who can only pitch 1 inning a week.