PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Playing last summer for the Dodgers' Triple-A Oklahoma City affiliate, Jacob Rhame saw firsthand one of baseball's newer pitching trends play out before him. As Rhame logged his time at Triple-A, he watched the Dodgers option successful pitchers such as Josh Fields and Ross Stripling to the Minors to make room for rested arms at the Major League level.
"You can be throwing your butt off, throwing well, but if you throw three days in a row they need a fresh arm," Rhame said. "It's just part of the game.