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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 3133196, member: 1969"]
Someone earlier posted the record of starters going on 3 days rest and how it is ineffective.  I would like to see the ERA of starters who come out of the bullpen in between starts.    To me it is a strategy that has not worked out well over the years.

I do remember some epic performances like Madison Bumgarner game 7, and Pedro Martinez way back in 1999.  But the strategies of bringing them in for a 1 or 2 inning stint has not wen that well overall.

Part of the reason these starters now have to go in the pen, is because of the ridiculous analytics around "3rd time around the lineup".   Yes the analytics are correct in that a [B]typical starter[/B] will do worst at that point then a t[B]ypical reliever[/B].

So if the starter is reeling a bit sure take him out.   But MLB managers now pull out a starter before he even gets in trouble.  If the starter is rolling he is not having a typical game, and there is no reason a reliever will come in and do any better.

But worse, this strategy of going to the bullpen too early forces all these situations where starters come in, and messes up your rotation and bullpen for the remainder of a series.

Worst is that teams that employ this streagy often do not have great bullpens.  I can see the Yankees and say the Royals (2015) riding the pen hard, but they had great pens, and they used actual relievers.

End o all over the placef rant.
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