Mariners to handle Michael Pineda with more caution down the stretch

There are few upsides to a mammoth losing streak that knocks the M's out of contention, but this is probably one of them.

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They should really do the same with Felix

by what up HOLMES on Jul 19, 2011 11:29 AM PDT reply actions

Except he has a history of being durable.

And the “King’s Court” is one of the few reasons to go to the stadium this season. From a money-making perspective, unnecessarily limiting his innings would be counterproductive.

Obviously overworking him would be silly, and if it looks like he needs (or would like) a bit of extra rest you give it to him. But Felix is a different situation than Pineda.

by Sidi on Jul 19, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions

I am just worried about the M's over-working him in a lost season. They should be smart and start cutting his innings / # pitches' thrown

by what up HOLMES on Jul 19, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions

More than anything you want to keep Felix happy. We already know by now that missing starts or limiting him makes him very unhappy.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jul 19, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Limit him on the road then.

by GriffinNW on Jul 19, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I think they should consider pulling him earlier in games if he doesn't have something special going on.

But as far as skipping starts, I don’t think that makes any sense.

As for Pineda, he sure sounds like a smart kid. Sounds like a pitcher, not a thrower (cliche I know).

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by Thingray on Jul 19, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Exactly

He doesn’t have a fixed number of innings in his arm that you can save for next season. He’s shown he can be durable enough to pitch a ~240 – 260 inning workload.

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by Hasan Paliwala on Jul 19, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Besides, if they limit his IP this year

Then we’ll be worried next year if he’s already significantly over 2011’s totals as the team heads into the postseason.

by J0SER on Jul 20, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

How about we go to a six man rotation?

Save everyone’s arms and boost Beavan’s stock for possible offseason moves.

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by kHartos on Jul 19, 2011 1:07 PM PDT reply actions

I assume this has never been done?

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by shams on Jul 20, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Hooray! More Beavan!

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by lailaihei on Jul 19, 2011 1:28 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

The fun part will be if one of the starters get traded.

Luke French time!

by abender20 on Jul 19, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I could treat Chris Seddon time as I treated David Pauley time last year, and I kind of enjoyed David Pauley time last year.

by abender20 on Jul 19, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Even people who don’t believe the orthodoxy about 100 pitches and whatnot are starting to notice how heavily Felix is being used time after time. It’s simply too much to expect anybody to go 120 pitches every outing against today’s major league hitters (unless you’re facing the M’s, In which case, you’ve probably just pitched a 12-inning shutout anyway).

by bookbook on Jul 19, 2011 2:22 PM PDT reply actions