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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I've often wondered if there aren't a group of pitchers out there who would be better in a 4 man rotation. I'd love to see a team try it.
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I was just going to suggest it. I read an article by Baseball Prospectus a year or two ago that analyzed the 4-man rotation vs. the 5-man rotation and they couldn't come up with a single reason not to go with the 4-man. It doesn't seem to have any effect on fatigue late in the season or injury troubles. Injury troubles tend to occur from running a guy out there for 120+ pitches consistently and not pitching 100 pitch games every 4 days.