I remember that Oakland A's rotation and being impressed by the complete games....and also remember the almost immediate demise of those pitchers. If your numbers are correct, the rest of the pitchers for the A's that year had a record of 4-11...that's it!
I also remember a comment by Tony Kubek (who we were so lucky to have as a TV commentator) on a Jays broadcast when Dave Steib was pitching some time between 1982-1984 that the innings the Jays starters were throwing would catch up with them...and he turned out to be right. Steib's arm gave out in 1986, Clancy faded pretty quickly and Leal was gone in a flash.
Do you think the 6 man rotation would lead to more 7 inning + starts? It would be nice to see.
I was actually thinking the same thing that more 7 inning starts could be a result. But I like the idea of a real swing man who can make his 8 starts before the break and be available to pitch multiple innings when he’s not scheduled in the rotation. Way more useful than an 8th reliever.
I remember that Oakland A's rotation and being impressed by the complete games....and also remember the almost immediate demise of those pitchers. If your numbers are correct, the rest of the pitchers for the A's that year had a record of 4-11...that's it!
I also remember a comment by Tony Kubek (who we were so lucky to have as a TV commentator) on a Jays broadcast when Dave Steib was pitching some time between 1982-1984 that the innings the Jays starters were throwing would catch up with them...and he turned out to be right. Steib's arm gave out in 1986, Clancy faded pretty quickly and Leal was gone in a flash.
Do you think the 6 man rotation would lead to more 7 inning + starts? It would be nice to see.
I was actually thinking the same thing that more 7 inning starts could be a result. But I like the idea of a real swing man who can make his 8 starts before the break and be available to pitch multiple innings when he’s not scheduled in the rotation. Way more useful than an 8th reliever.