Giants thinking about a six-man rotation

TestSubjekt · 04-19-2008, 08:20 PM

I remember the many discussions about the possibilities of a six man rotation on the old Rockies board. The Giants are thinking about adopting it.

6-man rotation possible to protect 'young arms'

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Noah Lowry hopes to make his 2008 debut in May. The question becomes which starter gets dropped from the rotation to make room for Lowry? The answer might be nobody, because the Giants are toying with the idea of a six-man rotation.

"It's something we talked about in the spring, and we'll continue to discuss it," manager Bruce Bochy said Friday. General manager Brian Sabean said on his weekly KNBR radio show Thursday, "It's not a ridiculous idea, with what (Barry) Zito is going through with his struggles, and to protect the young arms."

Thoughts?

bedir than average · 04-19-2008, 11:48 PM

when they have little chance of succeeding without this, they might as well experiment.

Plus it means that one more guy has a better trade value.

Triad · 05-05-2008, 01:51 PM

The Giants would be smarter to deal their 6th starter for a position player. Resting your #1, #2, #3 pitchers an extra day just means they pitch less and have that much less of an impact on the team's success.

Realistically, they made the bonehead move of the decade in signing Zito to a exorbitant deal, so they sealed their fate for the next few years with that blunder. When the baseball gods see a general managing snafu like that one, they press the "Smite" button and curse the team to a few seasons of 90-100 losses. It's that simple. I will always love the Giants, but they seem to be taking three steps back every time they make two steps forward. Hey, while we're at it, let's re-sign a 41 year-old light-hitting shortstop who had a 62 OPS+ last year to a mega-deal so that we can't afford other free agents that could help us.

And Sabean's assessment of "Zito going through with his struggles" is somewhat interesting. I expect Zito to break out of these struggles by 2019, when he's in his 40s. Note to those in denial: Zito has a losing record over the past 5 combined seasons. His struggle isn't temporary.

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05-05-2008, 01:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Triad Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 240	The Giants would be smarter to deal their 6th starter for a position player. Resting your #1, #2, #3 pitchers an extra day just means they pitch less and have that much less of an impact on the team's success. Realistically, they made the bonehead move of the decade in signing Zito to a exorbitant deal, so they sealed their fate for the next few years with that blunder. When the baseball gods see a general managing snafu like that one, they press the "Smite" button and curse the team to a few seasons of 90-100 losses. It's that simple. I will always love the Giants, but they seem to be taking three steps back every time they make two steps forward. Hey, while we're at it, let's re-sign a 41 year-old light-hitting shortstop who had a 62 OPS+ last year to a mega-deal so that we can't afford other free agents that could help us. And Sabean's assessment of "Zito going through with his struggles" is somewhat interesting. I expect Zito to break out of these struggles by 2019, when he's in his 40s. Note to those in denial: Zito has a losing record over the past 5 combined seasons. His struggle isn't temporary. Last edited by Triad; 05-05-2008 at 01:59 PM.