A case against the “opener”

Dec 12 2018 by McCovey Chronicles

 

Maybe it will end up being good for baseball, but will it be good for the players?

Yesterday, Farhan Zaidi suggested that the Giants were interested in trying out the concept of the “opener” going forward. If you aren’t familiar, that is when a relief pitcher starts the game and usually goes about an inning or so, then the traditional starting pitcher comes in.

There are many people for whom that doesn’t sit well with, and not for baseball reasons. I like and respect Alex...

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