Footwedge;1226108 wrote:I think Fingers was great over a whole career. I think Perez has been great over his first 2 seasons. How about pitching Perez as many innings as Fingers? Pestano and Smith too.
Fingers also started 37 games during his career. so more than likely he was drafted and treated like a long reliever( i wasnt alive, i wouldnt know first hand). He also would have about as many saves in a year as Perez does by the all star break. he would be more comparable to a chris sale instead of chris perez.
the year Fingers won the Cy Young ('81) he only pitched 47 games, 78 innings and went 28/34 for saves. during his career, Fingers averaged 59 games per year. Perez is averaging 61 games per year.
in Perez's 3 full years in the MLB ('09,'10,'11) he pitched 61, 63, 64 games for 57, 63, and 59 innings and never blew more than 4 saves.
why pitch them more innings per game when they are dominating the 1-2 innings they already pitch? by letting them get through the batting order more than once, the odds of the batters getting a good read on them goes up.
