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Ryan wants Rangers to go back to 4 man rotation « Thread Started on Dec 27, 2008, 2:33pm »
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Ryan can make a difference in the future. Texas pitchers are about to step into the way-back machine, at his urging.
Ryan wants more complete games. He had 222 complete games in 773 career starts. There were 136 complete games, 10 by lefthander CC Sabathia, in the majors this season.
Ryan also dislikes the endless procession of relievers, which often leads to a team losing a game with its 12th-best pitcher on the mound. He prefers relievers who pitch to more than one hitter or more than one inning.
It all starts with stronger pitchers.
“To me, it’s a matter of physical conditioning, and then you get into the area of mental toughness,” Ryan said. “That’s what we’re trying to address now.”
Ryan wants Texas pitchers to learn the difference between being sore and being hurt.
Ryan suggested pitchers are too willing now to stop when they feel the tiniest of twinges. An examination invariably shows something wrong, because pitching is an unnatural act for the shoulder.
“Pitchers feel pain sometimes and think they’re hurt,” Ryan said. “A lot of times, they’re not. They have to learn to pitch through it.”
Texas pitchers have already had one conditioning camp, in which they learned that running will be a way of life. That’s running as in sprints, not leisurely jogs.
The workload will increase in spring training. If the plans hold, the Rangers could return to the four-man rotation, which has been out of favor for more than 30 years.
Re: Ryan wants Rangers to go back to 4 man rotatio « Reply #2 on Jan 19, 2009, 10:35am »
We might better be thinking about a 6 man rotation in summer. I am waiting to see what this conditioning program does for what little staff we have. Kinda like Feldman, is he a starter now? Kinda hard to keep up with who is a starter and not, and it does seem to change weekly during the season.
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