Colin Gaiser at Rox Pile writes about a very real concern for the Rockies and how it will affect their chances at earning a Postseason spot this year — specifically, that the starting rotation is creating a burden for our Super Bullpen by not pitching deep enough into games. Folks, he ain’t wrong.
Rockies starting pitchers have pitched into the 7th inning this season just four times (twice from Bettis, and once from Freeland and Gray). The bullpen has been phenomenal, picking up the slack with All-Star seasons from Adam Ottavino and Wade Davis in particular, but for how long is this a sustainable model as they continue to rack up innings of work early on?