Pulling the Starter

jtur88 · 05-21-2007, 05:46 PM

There were 19 instances this past weekend (5/19-20) in which MLB managers took out their starter during an inning in progress. The relievers didn't do very well.
Batters Faced --- 37
Batters on base --- 17 (6 BB/HB, 7 1B, 3 2B, 1 HR)
Batters retired ---20
Sac flies --- 1
Wild Pitches --- 3
Stolen Bases/Caught stealiong --- 2/1

So the relievers pitched the equivalent of 7 innings, and allowed 17 base runners, two stolen bases and uncorked three wild pitches. Not impressive.

Does anybody have stats based on a larger sample . showing how well replacement relievers do when they replace the starter in the middle of an inning?

Does anybody have any idea why managers are in such a hurry to replace their best pitchers (starters) with their worst (mid relievers)?

05-21-2007, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,701	Pulling the Starter There were 19 instances this past weekend (5/19-20) in which MLB managers took out their starter during an inning in progress. The relievers didn't do very well. Batters Faced --- 37 Batters on base --- 17 (6 BB/HB, 7 1B, 3 2B, 1 HR) Batters retired ---20 Sac flies --- 1 Wild Pitches --- 3 Stolen Bases/Caught stealiong --- 2/1 So the relievers pitched the equivalent of 7 innings, and allowed 17 base runners, two stolen bases and uncorked three wild pitches. Not impressive. Does anybody have stats based on a larger sample . showing how well replacement relievers do when they replace the starter in the middle of an inning? Does anybody have any idea why managers are in such a hurry to replace their best pitchers (starters) with their worst (mid relievers)?