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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
It's a bit of catch-22 though:
1) Numbers are not great 3rd time through the order
2) Don't allow pitcher to go 3rd time through order
3) Numbers 3rd time through the order cannot improve
4) Go back to step 1
You can't get better at pitching the 3rd time through the order if you never get to do it. I'm more of a fan of letting a guy go as long as he can go, but have a really short hook after the 2nd time through the order.
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In a full season yes.
But in this shortened season, I think they are handling it appropriately.
Plus in some cases guys just don't have good enough stuff to get through a third time.
This seems more ego driven, which is disappointing because the team has had a lot of chatter about taking a team first approach and putting ego aside.