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Steve Gemma's avatar

When you say "If a pitcher is throwing every sixth day instead of every fifth, they’re conceivably cutting off five or six starts, which might allow them to get a little deeper here and there..." how do we balance that with the "3rd and 4th time through the lineup" issue? Is the bump in batting performance due more to the pitcher being tired (which may be mitigated by pitching every sixth day), or due more to the batter seeing what the pitcher has that day multiple times?

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Eli Nitz's avatar

I stated previously I believe the Royals will be the first team to go to a 6 man rotation for the 2022 season. It will happen for 2 reasons. #1 - the plethora of starting pitching prospects in the majors and upper minors. #2 the 2020 season IP will still be felt in 2022 as starting pitchers recover to the 140-170 IP range. The Royals will by the end of 2022 know who will make up their starting rotation and move back to a traditional 5 man rotation in 2023.

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