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thbroman · 02-15-2009, 09:27 AM

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Off the top of my head, my guess is that there are a couple of other factors that may argue against the 4-man rotation. For example, more night games than there were in the old days, meaning cooler temperatures and more chance of injury to fatigued arms. Also, simply enough, young pitchers coming up are groomed to work every fifth day. They gear their routines to that rhythm and possibly would need a certain type of retraining to strengthen their arms enough to pitch effectively without the extra day of rest. I suspect that modern pitchers would be as capable of working in a 4-man rotation as they ever were, assuming they were physically and mentally ready for same, but that managers don't want to risk blowing out a good arm and taking the fall for being unconventional. Surely with the pressure to win today, if a major-league manager felt comfortable giving his best pitcher(s)

02-15-2009, 09:27 AM	#63
thbroman All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 867	[QUOTE=spitfire;2676234] Off the top of my head, my guess is that there are a couple of other factors that may argue against the 4-man rotation. For example, more night games than there were in the old days, meaning cooler temperatures and more chance of injury to fatigued arms. Also, simply enough, young pitchers coming up are groomed to work every fifth day. They gear their routines to that rhythm and possibly would need a certain type of retraining to strengthen their arms enough to pitch effectively without the extra day of rest. I suspect that modern pitchers would be as capable of working in a 4-man rotation as they ever were, assuming they were physically and mentally ready for same, but that managers don't want to risk blowing out a good arm and taking the fall for being unconventional. Surely with the pressure to win today, if a major-league manager felt comfortable giving his best pitcher(s) Last edited by thbroman; 02-15-2009 at 09:32 AM.