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Old 02-03-2013, 12:36 AM   #1607
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Originally Posted by Crazy Edgar View Post
At one point Joba was their big prospect, their ace of the future. Then Came the "Joba rules" and he was placed on strict pitch counts and days of rest which ended up making him more fragile and he became conditioned down to a point that he's now nothing but a relief pitcher. Hughes can't go longer than 7 innings or 95-100 pitches. Pitch counts are fine in the beginning of development to build a pitcher up but they must continue to be built upon and allowed to be let off the leash, so to speak, as they mature.
I was aware of the Joba Rules, but what was the exact schedule? Was it goofy like pitching every 7 days or throwing no more than 75 pitches per outing? If it was like then I understand your point about to FEW pitches/innings.

I'm not for off the grid type pitch limits over a season. That's for Rookie ball. I'm about innings limits for young pitchers, gradually increasing their workload over a season much like a normal person would start a workout routine. Simply put: Build endurance.

You don't get anything out of 5 minute jogs (Joba Rules). You start with a decent but manageable workout and gradually move up so that before you know it, you can exercise for long periods of time. Increase a pitchers innings limit by 20 per season if your intent is to make him a starter. Its was the Cubs are doing with Shark, and what the Nats are doing with Strausberg. The risk of pitcher injury if you increase his innnings limit by more than 20 rises dramatically. That's what I would want to prevent. Monitor pitch count on a normal game by game basis (No one should be throwing over 115 unless its CC, Felix or its an important game), not over a season.
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