Starting Pitching Pitch Counts

[dredinis21]

Cueto almost at 120 today. Scrabble has had a couple 110+ pitch outings already. Does this worry anyone else or do I just need to change my Depends?

My worry is that AB is wearing out the tread out on the tires early and that increases the chances that they sputter and stumble down the stretch. Yes, I know these guys have been workhorses, but we expect to make the playoffs and we need our top 3 SP to be healthy and effective in the postseason to have a snowball's chance.

 

[SFGRTB]

Cueto almost at 120 today. Scrabble has had a couple 110+ pitch outings already. Does this worry anyone else or do I just need to change my Depends?

My worry is that AB is wearing out the tread out on the tires early and that increases the chances that they sputter and stumble down the stretch. Yes, I know these guys have been workhorses, but we expect to make the playoffs and we need our top 3 SP to be healthy and effective in the postseason to have a snowball's chance.

I think right now, he's riding them while they're hot, baby. The offense still isn't really clicking like we hoped, and the bullpen is in bad shape, so let these guys carry the team for the time being.

Boch will definitely start easing off the top three, especially if Cain and Peavy can get into the 6th inning more often and the offense comes around.

 

[dredinis21]

I think right now, he's riding them while they're hot, baby. The offense still isn't really clicking like we hoped, and the bullpen is in bad shape, so let these guys carry the team for the time being.

Boch will definitely start easing off the top three, especially if Cain and Peavy can get into the 6th inning more often and the offense comes around.

It makes sense...I just hope to Bonds that this is temporary. The usage, not the fact that the SP has been fire lately.

 

[Stokes1931]

Kershaw 1681 innings in 9 seasons (including 2016) = 186.8 IP/season (25,731 pitches = 2859/season)

MadBum = 1219 innings in 7 seasons (including 2016, and not including 2009 when he pitched 10 innings as a 19 year old) = 174.1 IP/season (19,027 pitches = 2718/season)

Kershaw has 64 in the playoffs

MadBum has 88 IP in the playoffs

 

[dredinis21]

Kershaw 1681 innings in 9 seasons (including 2016) = 186.8 IP/season (25,731 pitches = 2859/season)

MadBum = 1219 innings in 7 seasons (including 2016, and not including 2009 when he pitched 10 innings as a 19 year old) = 174.1 IP/season (19,027 pitches = 2718/season)

Kershaw has 64 in the playoffs

MadBum has 88 IP in the playoffs

I'm not sure what this is supposed to show or prove. Using the best pitcher in the game as the litmus test for pitch counts and how pitchers respond seems a little like using an outlier to prove a theory. Please explain the rationale for the numbers.