Just made a post about today's pitching a few days before this: Funny you say that Tony Clark....a player in the 1990's. Here lies within the problem..... clubs pay pitchers $100-200 million and are scared to death their arms will give out. It is money vs. benefit. I was lucky enough to see pitchers such as Nolan Ryan, Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, and Fergie Jenkins who tossed 300 innings, 20 complete games year in-year out. Rich Gossage and Bruce Sutter would pitch three innings to close out a game. Not buying it Tony.... when you see a pitcher being gassed after throwing 160 innings....or two days in a row.... that goes back to the teams and their pitching coach. Analytics has ruined baseball.
Just made a post about today's pitching a few days before this: Funny you say that Tony Clark....a player in the 1990's. Here lies within the problem..... clubs pay pitchers $100-200 million and are scared to death their arms will give out. It is money vs. benefit. I was lucky enough to see pitchers such as Nolan Ryan, Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, and Fergie Jenkins who tossed 300 innings, 20 complete games year in-year out. Rich Gossage and Bruce Sutter would pitch three innings to close out a game. Not buying it Tony.... when you see a pitcher being gassed after throwing 160 innings....or two days in a row.... that goes back to the teams and their pitching coach. Analytics has ruined baseball.