Reds August 2023 thread

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(08-29-2023, 12:33 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Yep

Last night when the Giants pitcher struck out the first 9 batters or whatever with little to no contact I was like yep, it's over.

Now McClain's out, who knows when or even if Fraley and India come back? Greene still doesn't have to together; Abbott is used up. I'd say we're a loss or two away from throwing in the towel. Or at least we should.

There's no use in burning Abbott all the way up or forcing guys to come back from injury for a lost season. That's the bad news.

The good news is we actually might have something to look forward too next year if ownership will get some pitching?

I'd be a little concerned if Abbott really needs to get shelved due to his innings pitched.
He pitched 54.0 in the minors this year, and 88.2 with the Reds. That's only 142.2 IP in the season.
I'm not saying we need him to pitch 200 innings this year, but I'd like to see him go around 160, which would be a few more starts.
At least reach 150, which is just another start or two.

It's not really "burning him up" by pitching more if he gets the entire offseason to rest, right?
Maybe I've always thought about it wrong, but if he pitched through the rest of the year and got to 150-175 innings pitched, it will help condition him for future seasons.