Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez spoke with reporters at length earlier this week about managing pitcher workloads as the end of the season approaches, and how they plan to handle the starting rotation down the stretch to get everyone through the end of the schedule.
Of course none of the starters want to be shut down early, but with a number of the young arms in the rotation, Martinez and his coaches are watching them closely.
For Mitchell Parker, 24, who before last night made 26 starts since he was called up to make his MLB debut in mid-April, Martinez said he and the lefty have talked about getting through a full season of starts.