October 28, 2020

Bullpen Management

The Associated Press puts Kevin Cash‘s lifting of Blake Snell with the worst managerial pitching decisions in post-season history. I thought Snell should have pitched to Mookie Betts, since he dominated him in the first two plate appearances, and there’s no way he should have been tired.

Always remember, sometimes you make the decision that should lead to the best outcome, but the outcome is never guaranteed.

Also, the story leaves out an error of omission, Dusty Baker not having a reliever ready when Mark Prior got in trouble against the Marlins in game six of the 2003 NLCS.

Update: Here’s video of Cash talking about the decision.

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