Thursday, June 4, 2009

A Tale Of Two Roles: Dennis Eckersley & John Smoltz

While there are many relievers who were starters in a past life, most make the move because they couldn't cut it in the rotation. Maybe they had only one or two quality pitches, maybe they tired too quickly, or maybe they just weren't very good and the team had invested a lot of money in them. For whatever reason, the pitcher was deemed a failure as a starter and was shipped off to the bullpen—with hopes of being reborn as a reliever.

The Hardball Times

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