ChiSoxFanMike Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 QUOTE (raBBit @ May 12, 2015 -> 06:39 PM) Chris Sale and Jose Quintana had been pitching since they were kids and look what happened in 2012 when they passed their career high innings by a wide margin. They fatigued and the team suffered. Mark Prior, a very similar prospect to Rodon in rank and pedigree, who has also pitched since he was a kid, wasn't handled with care and he ended up spending more days on the DL than on an MLB roster. The fact of this matter is your opinion isn't very nuanced. Sure, Rodon could possibly throw 200 innings this year. Does that mean that's what best for him and his career? Maybe it's best for the 2015 White Sox but it's not best for the organization's future as a whole. Besides, you say this team sucks as much as anyone so why risk an asset's arm mileage on this team that sucks so bad? This is a several hundred million dollar operation, not a video game. You don't push a potential high producing asset to his limits just because he can fathomably pitch 200 innings. 200 innings was just an arbitrary number that I threw out there. It just be 170 innings, 180 innings, whatever. The point that I was trying to make is that he COULD pitch 200 innings if he absolutely had to. I definitely don't think he should, as what you brought up is completely true. I just tend to not agree with the innings limit, especially when a team is in playoff contention. Not that the Sox would be anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 12, 2015 -> 05:44 PM) Seriously, so tired of this being said over and over. Dude is a pitcher. Dude will pitch. 10-20 innings is not going to destroy his arm. If it did, he shouldn't have been a pitcher in the first place. Actually this is exactly how arms get ruined. You have to be conditioned to run whatever race you are training for, and pitching is no different. Some silly meatball machismo doesn't change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 12, 2015 -> 05:55 PM) Exactly. Rodon has probably been pitching since he was a young kid. He has to have built up enough stamina at this point where he could go 200 innings this year if he had to. There's a difference between not wanting him to over his innings limit and saying he physically CAN'T go over his innings limit, because that simply isn't true. By pitching 130 college and minor league innings? Um, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 12, 2015 -> 11:44 PM) 200 innings was just an arbitrary number that I threw out there. It just be 170 innings, 180 innings, whatever. The point that I was trying to make is that he COULD pitch 200 innings if he absolutely had to. I definitely don't think he should, as what you brought up is completely true. I just tend to not agree with the innings limit, especially when a team is in playoff contention. Not that the Sox would be anyway. r u really serious, is this suppose to be in green. oh i can see, it, he pitched in little league, so yeah, he has enuf inning to pitched in the majors and at least 175-200 if needed. cmon, what are you smoking, pass it to the left. ~~~ edit, --- i guess i may have gone too far. Edited May 13, 2015 by LDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2015 -> 06:00 AM) Stop and think about this though, if Rodon is taking up a roster spot but is going 7-8 days between starts, that leaves us with a 4 man bench and a 6 man bullpen. Both of those slots can use an extra person but usually people go with the bullpen. You can make it work through short stretches but a 6 man rotation really means that you starters have to go 6-ish innings every game because you don't have enough arms in the bullpen to manage the normal wear and tear of guys needing days off and extra inning games. Looks to me like we do have a 4 man bench now and 7 guys in the pen . One of those pen guys will get spot starts either Noesi or Carroll. Basically the semi 6 man rotation I spoke of unless something changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Doug Padilla @ESPNChiSox 14m14 minutes ago Ventura says Rodon will be skipped next time thru the rotation (not out permanently). Noesi to start Monday. Dan Hayes @CSNHayes 14m14 minutes ago This is one of the spots where #WhiteSox won't keep Carlos Rodon in line. Won't be long before next start but plan is extra rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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