Os going to 6 man rotation?

[Sports Guy]

 

[LookinUp]

Astros are too. I guess it's that time of year to give your arms a little more time to heal.

[Sports Guy]

50 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Astros are too. I guess it's that time of year to give your arms a little more time to heal.

It kind of makes sense. Os want to make sure these guys are available for October although I wonder how many innings it truly saves?

[Bahama O's Fan]

Our 'pen seems shorthanded now as it is. Who will be the long man then?

[brucewayne]

It's 6-person rotation. You should never assume somebody's gender; you could wind up misgendering them. 

[Sports Guy]

5 minutes ago, brucewayne said:

It's 6-person rotation. You should never assume somebody's gender; you could wind up misgendering them. 

I don’t care about this

[brucewayne]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

I don’t care about this

You could offend somebody.

[Spakman]

4 minutes ago, brucewayne said:

You could offend somebody.

You offended me with stupidity. Literally every person says five or six man rotation.  it’s just how it’s said. Get over yourself

[CaptainRedbeard]

Not surprising considering Grayson pitched Tuesday and would be on “normal” 4 days rest without this, given no off day scheduled before his next turn. He was on 5 days rest prior to his last start and I expect they’ll want to keep him on 5 days rest through the rest of the season. Not necessarily because that will make a huge difference in his total IP, but more because he is less likely to be pushing through fatigue that way.

The question is whether Irvin will stay in the rotation even if not needed to give Grayson 5 days between starts. 

Assuming no setbacks, Means should also be ready to slot into a spot by Sep 1 and they can more comfortably have the 6 man rotation through September. 

I expect to see some turnover with the optionable last spot of the pen (currently Krehbiel) through August to keep a fresh arm there with Irvin plugged into the rotation. 

[Sports Guy]

21 minutes ago, brucewayne said:

You could offend somebody.

[brucewayne]

18 minutes ago, Spakman said:

You offended me with stupidity. Literally every person says five or six man rotation.  it’s just how it’s said. Get over yourself

Get with the times. This is 2023. Not 2003.

[NCRaven]

I don't think it will be a routine thing.  More like an occassional opportunity to give starters rest.

[maybenxtyr]

It looks like the boards favorite multi account poster is back in action.

[Goober Noodles]

24 minutes ago, brucewayne said:

You could offend somebody.

Could you not?  Nobody wants to read incendiary political bs while reading about sports.

[LookinUp]

Trolling aside, I'd expect nothing less than using Irvin here and there to give others an extra day. Especially if it keeps Rodriguez on regular rest. 

The end of this season will come down to whether we complete our full pitching staff with good arms and whether the bats are performing. This should be fun to watch.