Who's most likely to get blown out early? SP #5,maybe? And who follows #5? Realistically, that surely isn't the bulk of the set. It was just my first thought about it. It seems to me that if you're looking for effects on the bullpen the set needs to be broken down by more than just Win or Loss though. If it's Kershaw the next day, or Pedro or Seaver the win isn't telling you much if anything about the bullpen. The information is interesting I just find it too vague to determine anything more by itself. Maybe I'm missing something.
13 relievers for anything but an emergency coverage for a few days seems odd to me too. Although the offense has been doing mostly pretty well. It's only an OF defensive stud that I think the club is shorting itself on currently. That's a role that I think could have changed the outcomes of several close losses we've had. 75 PA of .320/.366/.440/.806 for Heredia in Tacoma so far...5 BB, 5 K, 4 2B, 3B, HR. You tell me if the glove is ready though.
I can say that in maintenance it's better to be able to do things preventative than reactionary. Maybe that's not a good analogue. Just on my mind at the moment. I understand the idea anyway but the effects of reactionary bullpen usage is still in question for me.