[洋基] A 6 Man Rotation?

[johnyank (John)]

A 6 Man Rotation?

As Mike Axisa outlined yesterday over at RAB (UPDATE: Chad Jennings confirms),
the combination of Saturday’s doubleheader and the relative struggles of Phil
Hughes and success of Ivan Novahas made it likely that the Yankees will go to a
6 man rotation for the next week. This is likely a one time deal, as the
Yankees could have gone to a 6 man rotation when Hughes first returned if they
were amenable to the idea. However, I think it might make sense for the club to
stick with 6 starters for the entirety of August, and then shift back to a
normal rotation. I think this plan has a number of advantages:

1) Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia have pitched incredibly well, but both are
health risks who need to be babied. This season, more than any other in recent
memory, depends on the Yankees getting to October with their current roster
intact. Colon is at 109 IP, which is already his most since 2005, and Garcia is
on pace to exceed last season’s 157 IP, which was his largest total since 2006.
The Yanks need both of these guys pitching well in October, so giving them some
extra rest would be prudent.

2) Similarly, while I originally considered going to a 6 man rotation with CC
Sabathia remaining on regular rest, it would be a logistical nightmare and CC
might benefit from some rest as well. CC is on pace to pass his career high of
253 IP, set in 2008, so it might make sense to save some of those bullets for
October. While costing CC a start might hurt the Yankees slightly in the
standings, an exhausted CC Sabathia would impact them far more.

3) It allows the Yankees to continue to evaluate Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes at
the MLB level. The last spot in the Yankees playoff rotation is up for grabs,
and I think it is too soon to simply declare Hughes to be broken and just
stick him in the bullpen or AAA. This would give the Yankees 4-5 starts to
figure out whether Hughes or Nova is a better fit for a postseason start, or if
both should take a back seat to AJ Burnett.


The plan is limited to August because, as friend of the blog Steve H. mentioned,
pitchers are creatures of habit and it makes sense to have them back on
routine for the postseason. If the pitchers show some discomfort with the idea
and it impacts their performance, or if one of the younger arms falters, the
team could just pull the plug on the experiment and go back to a normal
rotation. Here’s how August would break down (Note that Hughes cannot be
pulled this time through the rotation due to the double header and that there
is a double header at the end of the month that would require 6 pitchers, so
this plan only truly impacts the middle 3 turns through the rotation):

Mon, 8/1  at White Sox Sabathia
Tue, 8/2  at White Sox Hughes
Wed, 8/3  at White Sox Burnett
Thu, 8/4  at White Sox Nova
Fri, 8/5  at Red Sox  Colon
Sat, 8/6  at Red Sox  Sabathia
Sun, 8/7  at Red Sox  Garcia
Tue, 8/9  Angels      Hughes
Wed, 8/10 Angels      Burnett
Thu, 8/11 Angels      Nova
Fri, 8/12 Rays        Colon
Sat, 8/13 Rays        Sabathia
Sun, 8/14 Rays        Garcia
Mon, 8/15 at Royals   Hughes
Tue, 8/16 at Royals   Burnett
Wed, 8/17 at Royals   Nova
Thu, 8/18 at Twins    Colon
Fri, 8/19 at Twins    Sabathia
Sat, 8/20 at Twins    Garcia
Sun, 8/21 at Twins    Hughes
Tue, 8/23 Athletics   Burnett
Wed, 8/24 Athletics   Nova
Thu, 8/25 Athletics   Colon
Fri, 8/26 at Orioles  Sabathia
Sat, 8/27 at Orioles  Garcia
Sat, 8/27 at Orioles  Hughes
Sun, 8/28 at Orioles  Burnett
Mon, 8/29 at Orioles  Nova
Tue, 8/30 at Red Sox  Colon
Wed, 8/31 at Red Sox  Sabathia

(Return to normal rotation)
Thu, 9/1  at Red Sox  Garcia
Fri, 9/2  Blue Jays   Burnett
Sat, 9/3  Blue Jays   Nova/Hughes
Sun, 9/4  Blue Jays   Colon
Mon, 9/5  Orioles     Sabathia

Interestingly, this would set up the Yankees’ top 3 pitchers to make all 9
starts against their top AL East rivals, while giving the older guys and CC
a bit of a breather and allowing the club to evaluate their younger arms at
the back of the rotation. I am all for it.

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推 jojo2147    :投一休五?
推 wen8499     :洋基果然是高手如雲
推 Sucks       :Hughes爭氣點
推 Sechslee    :1.讓兩老多休息 2.給小朋友機會 3.CC也能多休息
推 andy0313    :八月賽程跟五月一樣塞的滿滿滿...31天打29場
推 richertkk   :CC還是投一休四吧..大投手都習慣這種規律
推 cyhung1025  :CC不知道這樣節奏會不會亂掉 現在正絕好調的說
推 yuyubuy     :記得CC好像不喜歡休太久
推 ccpz        :CC投一休三都很殺了,不用休五啦
推 jimmihg     :我也覺得CC休四就可以了!!
→ Sechslee    :你可以排排看要怎樣一個休四其他休五
推 Hiro2       :不可能的  CC不會要投一休五
推 armyguy     :不是說過CC很不喜歡投一休五嗎??力量太強無法控制
→ armyguy     :是聽說
推 darkkeeper  :看看今天休5的表現..還是休四吧
推 jimmihg     :CC可是王牌!不可能要CC去配合別人,應該是別人配合他!
→ jimmihg     :他要休四也不用每個都休五,有人跳過輪值就好啦!
→ tomomo520   :就NOVA跟Hughes輪休就好了，況且Hughes的狀態……
→ tomomo520   :應該囧拉弟也快沒耐性了