Earlier this morning, Bill Baer wrote about his concerns that Ken Giles‘ 38-pitch outing last night was a sign the Phillies will continue to abuse the arms of their high leverage relievers despite the departure of manager Ryne Sandberg. I agree whole-heartedly that the management of Justin De Fratus and Jake Diekman this season has been alarming at best and gross negligence at worst. That said, I’m not willing to lump last night into this trend of abuse. In fact, leaving Giles in may very well have been the right decision by interim manager Pete Mackanin.
Mackanin Was Right To Leave Giles In The Game
