Cito to go with three regular starters after the break

Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston will trim his starting rotation to include just three regular starters and have his fill-in hurlers added as he goes along the way.

Gaston told Sportsnet on Sunday that after the upcoming All-Star break, his regular rotation will include the trio of Ricky Romero, Brandon Morrow and Shaun Marcum.

-- Probably the first in a series of moves designed to to limit the innings of some of our pitchers.

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That’s interesting. I wonder what the inning limits are on Cecil. But yeah I can see the 4 and 5 spots being spread out between some combo of Cecil, Scrabble, Litsch and probably (ugh) Tallet. Hopefully Drabek gets 2-3 starts in september.

by Arakasi on Jul 12, 2010 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

Oh and Richmond/Mills

If they are ever considered healthy and ready to try a second go around in the majors.

by Arakasi on Jul 12, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Cecil threw 142 innings last season

so he should tap out at about 175. He’s already got 102 so far this season.

Giving Drabek a few September starts is a smart idea, in my opinion.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 12, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

I hope he can get us know the Tallet spot starts ahead of time

So I can find something else to do that day

I'm on a horse.

by craig in calgary on Jul 12, 2010 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

lmfao rec’d

by FenixL on Jul 12, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Why no innings limit for Marcum and Morrow?

- Morrow is already 30 innings over his career high and we’re only at the all star break.

- Marcum’s career high is only 159 IP and he’s on pace to pass that this year, coming off a significant injury, plus this recent stint on the DL has to be seen as a red flag.

by shuswapslugger on Jul 12, 2010 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

Good points

But don’t forget Morrow spit time between Seattle and Tacoma last year – I think he threw 125 innings combined.

Maybe the head office doesn’t think Marcum is going to be around for too much longer, so they’re not trying as hard to protect his arm as they would a guy like Cecil. I hope that that’s not the case, though.

by CSB on Jul 12, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions

you're a little off on Marcum

he threw 168 innings in 2008 between the majors and minors, so if you add 30 (sometimes a rule of thumb), he’d be good for 200. Of course, he got hurt that season and had almost all of 2009 off, so I personally like the idea of being cautious with him.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 12, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I forgot about minor league innings when I looked this up.

I just went to baseball-reference.com and took their IP from the major league section. So that makes a bit more sense for the both of them, although the same argument could still be made I think.

by shuswapslugger on Jul 12, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions