Paul Sullivan: Position players pitching is all the rage, but how about some new ideas to save the bullpens?
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Aug 19, 2018
3 minutes
The Mets were trouncing the Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday, so Phillies manager Gabe Kapler wanted to save his bullpen for the nightcap.
Center fielder Roman Quinn and shortstop Scott Kingery combined to throw the final three innings of an eventual 24-4 loss, with Quinn giving up seven runs in 1 2/3 innings and Kingery allowing two in 1 1/3 innings.
"In that particular situation, our best relievers are not excited about coming into those kinds of games, those lopsided games," Kapler
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