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Originally Posted by Jason14h
There is a correlation between arm injuries and the year to year increase in innings. He has hit the same innings as last year, so despite leading the AL in ERA they have decided to move him to the pen to save his arm/mitigate the risk of future injuries.
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There seem to be many cautionary tales. Mark Prior and Kerry Wood from the Cubs and then now Matt Harvey from the Mets.
Conversely the Nats shut down Strasburg a couple of years ago and he's still an ace.
Whether these are anecdotal or not, teams are not going to burn a future ace for a few extra games, it's just not worth it. Not to mention the Jays' pen is a dumpster fire.