Comments on: Scott Proctor, enjoy the ability to use your right arm. While you still can.

By: Joe Torre has already broken another right-handed reliever this year | umpbump.com

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:08:19 +0000

[...] is one of modern baseball’s grandest traditions. Every year, without fail, Joe Torre breaks a right-handed relief pitcher through ridiculous overuse, while other, perfectly good relievers languish unused in the [...]

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By: forager

forager — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:47:34 +0000

Don’t forget Tanyon Sturtz!

Unfortunately, as insane as it seems, Torre’s bullpen has been inconsistent for the past few years and he has had to rely on 1-2 guys way too heavily in order to retain having a chance.

As for overuse, while I don’t encourage Proctor in a 12-0 rout, on the same note I have seen the Yanks throw in 2-3 mid-level relievers with a 6 run lead for that/those pitcher to give up a couple runs and leave runners in scoring position. Torre takes the safe bet, you can’t blame him for that necessarily.

Finally on overuse, I encourage him to blow out the relief pitchers early on in the season (pre-All Star break) because I know you can’t win the Division in the first couple months but you sure as hell can lose any chance at it by All Star break.

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