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    4 man rotation?

    Rockies | Plan to stick with four-man rotation next year
    Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:25:22 -0700

    The Colorado Rockies will continue to use a form of the four-man rotation next season, according to general manager Dan O'Dowd. Four starters would be on a 75-pitch count and four "hybrid" pitchers would be on roster that would be trained starters limited to 50 pitches. SPs Jorge De La Rosa, Jhoulys Chacin, Jeff Francis and Drew Pomeranz could be the four starters next year, followed by Ps Tyler Chatwood, Alex White, Juan Nicasio and Christian Friedrich as the piggyback pitchers. The Rockies have pitched better this year since making the change; before the switch the starters were 13-20 with a 6.28 ERA and after the switch they are 11-26 with a 5.61 ERA in 64 games.


    i found this on kffl, this is the first ive heard of this. the numbers arent exactly... mindblowing... but the entire concept is intriguing as hell to me. has anyone [actually cared enough to] watch a rockies game recently, and how they deploy this? ill probably go back and check out some box scores, but this is the most relevant the rockies have been to me since larry walker and the big cat were on the team.

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    Re: 4 man rotation?

    Their rotation ERA improved to 5.61!
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    Re: 4 man rotation?

    At least until Francis, De La Rosa, and Chacon get hurt...again

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    Re: 4 man rotation?

    I think they're back to 5 and 100
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