tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post6673537746086866599..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: Shawn Hill to the Bullpen? Not So FastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-19644268653817804822009-03-09T09:47:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:47:00.000-04:00What scares me is that again this year, we do not ...What scares me is that again this year, we do not have any starters that can give us 7+ innings on a regular basis. We must have had the lowest innings pitched by a starter, by a mile. Hill in the bullpen would probably pitch more innings on a less routine schedule. Bad idea. Is vicodin banned?flippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034472948817136396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-83006458467684189022009-03-08T23:43:00.000-04:002009-03-08T23:43:00.000-04:00Will Carroll has written about this a lot, and the...Will Carroll has written about this a lot, and there are just very few if any studies that look at this. And stats really don't do it justice. You need a doctor who actually examines the wear and tear to try to study the impacts. It just is totally uncharted waters.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-8803951407313500072009-03-08T23:33:00.000-04:002009-03-08T23:33:00.000-04:00I don't have any injury stats to back it up, but I...I don't have any injury stats to back it up, but I would have to think that pitching a whole lot in one day and then throwing side sessions in between starts would cause more wear on Hill's arm than pitching a few innings every few days. If Hill pitches out of the pen, they can control his pitch counts and number of appearances without hurting the team. It's a huge detriment to the Nationals when he gets hurt and they have to go with a long guy for 4-5 innings and kill their bullpen for the next few days. They can ease him back in, get his pitch count up and eventually get back into the starting range. <BR/><BR/>I don't see relief pitching as a permanent goal for Hill, but rather as a temporary way for him to get some ML innings in without putting his arm in extreme danger by logging too many innings.<BR/><BR/>I see where you're coming from, but I think Shawn would be much more effective in 1-to-2 inning spurts this year than 5-6 innings in between injuries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096823960889095209noreply@blogger.com