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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough
Whoops. There goes that claim, almost to the exact numbers.
2003 New York Yankees
The top two starters (Clemens and Pettitte) had exactly 33 starts, and all 5 starting slots had between 30 and 33 GS.
If the Yankees had chosen to use Weaver for all of his possible starts rather than give Jose Contreras nine starts, Weaver's total might have been 33 GS.
The Yankees used a strict 5-man rotation and did so with virtually no deviation or variation all season. |
Good catch.
What the Yankees did that season was not the norm. I don't think there were many teams with 5 starter all getting 30+ starts. Pitchers get inured too often in the MLB.
Wait a minute the Yankees only had 4 pitchers with 30 or more starts (Mussina, Wells, Clemens, and Pettite. We are not saying 33 in 5th slot because this is used with many different starters through out the season. I am talking about 5 individuals who have 30 or more starts. Go to 2004 and the Yankees who won 101 games only had 1 player with 30 starts and 5 pitchers ranging between 15-27 (27,27,22,18 and 15)
Now look at 2002 and the Yankees only have 2 starters with 30 start and have used 6 pitchers in their lineups. I used 2002 and 2004 because these were the season before and after 2003.