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Originally Posted by Joe Morgan
I definitely agree that this is the way things are done in modern baseball. I also clearly remember seeing a guy pitch a no-no in 1990 right after the regular season started (there was an owner's lockout that year, which didn't affect the regular season schedule but drastically shortened spring training) and get taken out in the 7th for one Mike Witt, who wrapped things up.
Thing is, this is one of these issues that I think would already be taken care of in spring training - you know, the thing that the game doesn't simulate. Historically speaking, it is very, very rare for pitchers to consistently be taken out after 4 innings. It's not so rare for relievers to be tried as starters, and for those relievers to fail miserably, which is why I go back to the simple little boost for anybody who throws in relief. I know, I know, it doesn't completely explain Sparky Lyle or Dennis Eckersley, but it's like 70% of the explanation and IMO that's quite an effective "band aid" if you ask me.
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Yeah, I agree with that, the boost would help somewhat this year, but I also thing that the boost shouldnt be a constant, that some guys should have a higher boost than others and some might perhaps... pitch worse as relievers.