I defended him in the ALDS as being great out of the pen, but he was good for exactly three innings and then he clearly didn't have it any more.CorpsAg11 said:bobinator said:
I just don't understand why anyone wants to see McCullers start when you basically know he's not going further than three innings.
1) How would one know that? It's the postseason they're not gonna put a 50 pitch cap on him.
2) He looked great in ALDS.
3) When fully healthy, he has best stuff on the team..
4) Peacock and Morton are usually only good for 3 or 4 clean innings too.
Since he came back Sept 24, he's pitched three times, and he went 3.1 innings, 4.1 innings, and 3+ innings.
On Sept 24: He had 3 good innings, and then in the fourth he gave up a homer and a lineout and was pulled.
On Sept 30: He had three good innings, then in the fourth he had a walk (who advanced on a wild pitch), then another walk, then a single and a double that scored those two runs. He did manage to get out of that inning though and was then pulled in the fifth, but I'd definitely say he struggled in the fourth inning.
Then in Game 3 against Boston: He had three good innings, and then in the fourth he walked the first guy, the second got a hit and then he was pulled.
So in the last three starts since he came back from his second injury stint, he's had three good innings every time and then things started to fall apart.
So:
1) none of that had anything to do with a pitch cap
2) he looked great for exactly three innings
3) maybe, but he's definitely not fully healthy
4) Morton has gone 4.1, 5.1, 7, 6, 5 and 5 innings in his last six starts only hasn't given up more than two earned runs in any of them.
Peacock has gone 2.2 (we can all agree his last start wasn't great), 5, 6, 6, 5.2 and 5.1 in his last six starts and the only one he gave up more than two earned runs in was the last one against Boston where he gave up 3.
