Pitch Counts

After watching Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays pitch another complete game, his 4th in a row, I just had to say something here in this blog. Are you fucking insane!!! It's barely May and you are have your ace throw 4 complete games in a row. He's thrown 110, 117, 107, and 112 pitches in his last four outings. What the hell are the Blue Jays thinking when they keep this guy out on the mound for these pitch counts. Yes, I understand that these pitch counts aren't over the top but why not keep your ace from throwing excessive innings, especially early in the season, and keep the arm fresh for August and September. It boggles my mind because if they take him out in the 7th or 8th inning they save maybe 20-25 pitches each game. Times that number by 4 and you have another game.

Now looking into the games itself. The Jays are not hitting and have given Halladay 8 total runs in his complete games streak. But in the past 3 games, which are all losses, the Jays have put up a total of 4 stinkin' runs for Roy. Okay, so the Jays need Roy to pitch to keep them in the games but this isn't smart. Logging so many pitches this early in the season just doesn't seem healthy especially for someone who is your bread and butter, someone who is going to carry the team into the playoffs, and someone who is the life blood of the team.

As for the fantasy impact, since this is a fantasy blog, owners who have Roy in leagues where they count CG's you'll be blessed to have him. Only problem is will he last for the entire season.