10-30-2023, 01:43 PM
Each playoff series had a pre-determined start date. If they started the next playoff series two days after both teams clinched the next round, the World Series would've been over by now. A lot of these young pitchers pitched much longer than they ever had before, and hopefully, given the typical arm buildup progression, they can go deeper into games over a whole season next year. I still think that they need one starter just because of how many starters get hurt in a given year, but as long as they get a left-handed and one or two right-handed relievers, this staff should be much better. The starting pitching depth already in the organization should keep there from being the 62 combined starts of Connor Overton, Luke Weaver, Luis Cessa, Brett Kennedy, Ben Lively, Michael Mariot, Levi Stoudt, Tejay Antone, and various relievers.
