Use and Abuse

In recent GameThreads we've had some vigorous discussion of pitch counts, spurred mostly by familiarity with the work of Rany Jazayerli and Keith Woolner of Baseball Prospectus and a resulting general caution about the workload of starting pitchers. The main question has been whether Hillman's use of Bannister and Greinke in recent starts has subjected them a greater probability of decline ... [link]