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It rests the pen more having Gausman pitch tonight, especially for a guy like Givens.  Having Ubaldo goes likely means using 3+ relievers.  

Plus it's the old doubleheader theory.  You rarely see that two spot starters pitch against each other in a double header.  The coaches try and matchup up the "spot starter" with a normal starter to not lose both games.  

If we knock out Arroyo tonight early, that could mess up their pen for the rest of the series.  

When Tillman comes back, I don't think Ubaldo is long for this rotation.  We might keep him in the Nuno role just as insurance then DFA him.  

 

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33 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Not happy about the switch. Got a nice ticket behind home plate for Wed game as soon as KG was announced on MLB.com. probably going to rain on me Thurs too.

Man up! ;-)  Go drown your sorrows at the Hofbrau Haus across the OH river.

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6 hours ago, Frobby said:

ESPN now says it's Gausman tonight.    They were my original source for saying it was Ubaldo.    So, I guess Buck has flipped them.   I'd love to know what his thinking is.

I think it's pretty clear. Gausman is the better pitcher, so you keep him on his normal rest schedule whenever possible and bump the lesser pitcher behind him. Plus, by starting Gausman today, he can start again Sunday against the Red Sox and Ubaldo doesn't have to face them (he'll face the Rays instead on Monday).

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1 hour ago, PaulFolk said:

I think it's pretty clear. Gausman is the better pitcher, so you keep him on his normal rest schedule whenever possible and bump the lesser pitcher behind him. Plus, by starting Gausman today, he can start again Sunday against the Red Sox and Ubaldo doesn't have to face them (he'll face the Rays instead on Monday).

You have to be a little careful with that.   In theory, if you always bumped other starters on the no. 1 pitcher's "day," you could get a guy 36-37 regular season starts.    But do you really want a pitcher to go through the whole season, or even a full month, without ever getting an extra day's rest?

That said, I think your logic makes sense on this particular occasion.

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