Yost defends leaving in Sabathia

Vegas Watch found this 8/21/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag]

After allowing CC Sabathia to throw 130 pitches to complete a game the Brewers led handily on Monday, manager Ned Yost said he was comfortable with the decision. [link]

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Futures Watch: Week 21
Published 8/21/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
Tampa Bay, 8:1 (5Dimes) Current Record: 77-48 PECOTA Playoff Odds: 97.7% 77-49 after tonight; pretty frustrating lost. Boston lost as well, so the lead is stays at 4.5, and the playoff odds won't change too much, even with the Yankees winning. Ned Yost's decision to bring CC Sabathia back out for the ninth, after having already thrown 111 pitches in a 9-2 game the other night has gotten a lot of attention, but Joe Maddon actually made a much more questionable move on Friday. After 8.5 innings, the Rays led 7-0, and Matt Garza had thrown 107 pitches. The Leverage Index stood at 0.04. A pretty obvious time to get your 24-year old ...

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