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2005-04-26 08:56
by Will Carroll

Dewon Brazelton can't win on the road.

Is there a way to set up a four- or five-man rotation so that a pitcher would pitch ONLY at home? Has this ever been done?

Comments
2005-04-26 09:31:16
1.   SaberTJ
Doesnt Houston kind of do that with Roger Clemens? I thought when he initally signed they put in the contract stating something about him starting the majority of his starts at home so he could be near his family?
2005-04-26 09:54:17
2.   RickM
Didn't the Yankees do the opposite with Ed Whitson? That would be to schedule him to pitch only on the road.
2005-04-26 10:04:44
3.   yankee23
Well I've hashed out a ridiculous system that would really mess with the rhythm of the other 4 pitchers, but it would enable Brazelton to start only at home:

[four-man rotation]
5/2 yankees
5/6 twins [switch to five-man]
5/11 white sox
[start falls on off-day 5/16, switch to four-man rotation with #2 starting on 5/17]
5/25 a's [return to five-man]
5/29 mariners
[four-man rotation through 6/12, sufficient rest possible]
6/13 brewers [return to five-man]
6/19 cardinals
6/24 marlins
6/29 blue jays
[switch to four-man after 7/4]
7/9 tigers [return to five-man]
[switch to four-man on 7/17]
7/22 orioles [return to five-man]
7/27 red sox
[start falls on off-day 8/1, switch to four-man]
8/15 yankees [return to five-man]
8/21 rangers
8/25 indians
[#2 starts on 8/31, switching to four-man]
9/9 blue jays [return to five-man]
9/15 yankees
9/20 red sox
[start falls on off-day 9/26]
10/1 orioles

Plus it would only give him 19 more starts this season. Though if he could go, say, 12-5 over that span (i know, i know), it would probably be worth it.

2005-04-26 14:49:05
4.   Marc Normandin
You could not have Brazelton on your roster...but maybe I'm just anti-walk...quick, maybe the Mets will give up David Wright for him.
2005-04-26 15:28:02
5.   graciebarn
No, unless it was a one-time thing. Since each team plays different consecutive homestands, there's no way a formula could be applied to all cases.

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