Should the Reds go to a 6-man rotation?

is that doing this takes an arm out of an already taxed bullpen. I think that probably isn’t a very good idea at this point.

But in September I’d be all for this. Alternatively, you could just Phantom DL Arroyo (like this org is clearly fond of doing) and put Wood or Volquez in his spot. That would probably have the same net effect.

we have the arms and we truly need to see if Volky and Wood should be in the rotation next yr or trade bait.

most teams struggle to have 5 quality starters. I remember reading an article that claimed that on average teams fifth starters compiled an ERA+ in the 60s or 70s. Wouldn’t a 6 man rotation exacerbate the situation?

I believe he’ll accumulate just under one full year of ML service time if he stays in Louisville for the duration, which would be an extra year of team control. But I’m fuzzy on how that stuff is actually calculated.

But I like the idea in general. There’s probably not a huge drop-off to using Matt Maloney as sixth starter, and I agree that we should try to keep the total innings down for Leake and Cueto.

Better two have two starters per game, going 4 innings apiece. Less rust, less bullpen use, tougher on the opponents because they have to prepare for two starters.

The main reason people don’t do this is because of the 4 2/3 innings to get a win. The stat’s important for arbitration, so pitchers don’t want to go a guaranteed 4 even if they’re pitching a shutout.

I really think MLB should increase the roster size. The 25-man roster dates from before the days when bullpens were so specialized, with closers, setup men, LOOGYs, etc.

If the Reds are going to do this, they’re going to have design the rest of the roster around it. They’d have to dump the Johnny One-Notes, like Renteria. And part-time starters like Rolen.

When Peavy came off the DL, they already had Danks, Buehrle, Jackson, Floyd, and Humber and didn’t want to remove any of them from the rotation. Humber was pitching out of his mind then and came out of nowhere this year. So, they went with six. Might be a good real world situation to look at if you’re looking for answers on how it works out. I think it would be a lot easier in the AL though given the DH, that way you wouldn’t have to worry about taking the pitcher out too early.

If this is the future, we’ll see fewer and fewer 20-game winners and never another 300 game winner.

I know you modern dorktrics with your fancy nerdtrics don’t care about pitching wins, but I like the stuff on the back of the baseball card.

Gives the Cards their first lead since Sunday.

I’m hoping for a Brewers sweep.

I say let him finish the year.

In other news, I forgot how much NFL players enjoy acting like dicks.
(Damn, is it possible to word that well?)

You can’t see his eyes, but he has totally effing awesome gentle eyes.

with the two Nestea girls on the SB nation wall paper. whose running the SB nation advertising.. Madville ??

You can all thank me later

leake and cueto would get fewer starts then, and you’d just be giving another start to some marginal (at this point in their careers anyways) guy—like Wood, Bailey, or Volquez. Hell, if anything, were the Reds still close to a playoff spot, they’d be wiser to be skipping starts on guys and trying to get Cueto, Leake, and maybe Willis out there as often as possible, using off days to do so.

and link this Doc article/interview on Votto and staying in Cincinnati. As always, I appreciate Votto’s forthrightness and intelligence. When we finally lose him, I’m convinced it won’t be very ugly because he has never made promises. That being said, I think someone should point out to him that Cincinnati was on a list of 21 targets the Nazis had in mind for their Amerika Bomber program. This is proof that this town is just as important as Boston and New York and therefore deserves a bigger payroll. Definitely a good argument