Scherzer out of the 'pen?

[upnorth]

How about a 3-man rotation of Verlander-Fister-Sanchez. JV is good for 3 games if necessary and Max would give us some hugely needed bullpen help.

 

[upnorth]

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Also I think it's a waste to use Max in just 1 game

 

[nydo77]

Do we have any history of how JV has done on short rest? He may be a horse that can throw a lot of pitches in a game without losing it in the later innings, but taking on short rest twice in a series seems like a very risky proposition. Max has a pretty extended warm up routine, from what I have read, and that wouldn't be workable out of the bullpen.

 

[Thumb]

I think 3 man rotation in a 7 game series wastes too much of your roster while stressing the rest of it.

I think we go normal 4 man rotation with the exception of game 7, in which everyone but Sanchez has to be ready to pitch.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Also I think it's a waste to use Max in just 1 game

Well...My preference would be a Tiger WS victory, with all 4 starters being used in just one game.

 

[hellifino]

trick or treat is next week. no way Swerzer comes out of the pen,he's one of our main horses.

 

[kalinecountry]

I was thinking the reason for Scherzer pitching one game would be his splits home and away.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/28976/max-scherzer
well scratch that maybe, half a run more on the road, but pitched more innings.

 

[manchild98]

Why change what has worked so well now? All 4 of the starters have been great. The starters have an era barely over 1 in these playoffs. I say stick with 4. Plus we all know Leyland is not going to make any random changes at this point in the season.

 

[pr0tege]

Also Max has a pregame routine that is roughly 35 minutes long to get his arm ready so that there alone means there would be no chance of him coming outta the bullpen.

 

[beez]

Pitching out of the pen is a lot different than starting..if you don't know how that guy will do, I don't think the World Series is the place to try it.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/10/24/g...with-scherzer/
Game 4 start shows Tigers? caution with Scherzer.
from Jason Beck's Tigers Blog

 

[gotime909]

I think 3 man rotation in a 7 game series wastes too much of your roster while stressing the rest of it.

I think we go normal 4 man rotation with the exception of game 7, in which everyone but Sanchez has to be ready to pitch.

Wouldn't Sanchez be in line to START game 7?

 

[Thumb]

Wouldn't Sanchez be in line to START game 7?

Yeah, I noticed I made that mistake like an hour after I posted it, but figured if I left it long enough you'd catch it.

Good job! :tup:

Was supposed to be Fister, but somehow I was thinking about Sanchez while I was typing. :shrug:

 

[gotime909]

Yeah, I noticed I made that mistake like an hour after I posted it, but figured if I left it long enough you'd catch it.

Good job! :tup:

Was supposed to be Fister, but somehow I was thinking about Sanchez while I was typing. :shrug:

No problem! I'm here to catch stupid posts!